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USDA Implements Key Strategy From National Animal Identification System Business Plan
WASHINGTON, DC-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has implemented a key strategy from its Business Plan to Advance Animal Disease Traceability by providing National Animal Identification System (NAIS) compliant "840" radio frequency (RF) eartags to animal health officials for use in the bovine tuberculosis (TB) control program.
Understanding Bumblebees: Making a Case for Conserving Native Pollinators
By Alex Surcia, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Research
Assistant
CARLISLE-- Why is pollination important?
A healthy economy and sustainable communities rely on local food production and availability. Over the last three decades, American agriculture has industrialized explosively; the result is that fewer but larger farms specialize in a handful of crops. This change has been driven by many factors, including the demands of feeding a growing population and the simple economics of production. Urban sprawl and “factory” farms have resulted in a rapid loss of plant and animal diversity. Populations of insects have declined. Why is this a problem? Insects pollinate 75% of our crop plants, and only if properly pollinated can plants produce high-quality seeds, fruits and vegetables.
Want a Free Education? Consider Being a Farm Veterinarian
SCHAUMBURG, IL
-- When Dr. Brad Leuwerke
graduated from Iowa State University veterinary school in the summer of
2006, he was pleased to learn that he was a hot commodity.
Dr. Leuwerke is a food supply veterinarian who works in St. Peter, Minn.,
and, as
such, he
is in
high
demand.
Penn State Receives Grant to Study, Combat Johne's Disease
By
Chuck
Gill,
PSU Ag
Sci News
UNIVERSITY
PARK
-- Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has been awarded a four-year, $4.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service to support phase two of a major international effort aimed at promoting animal biosecurity and mitigating losses from Johne’s disease in livestock.
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