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Thursday, June 8, 2023
USDA ARS launches Salmonella Grand Challenge to combat foodborne illness
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has launched the Salmonella Grand Challenge, bringing together a diverse group of scientists from various fields to study the causes and high-risk areas of Salmon ...
Thursday, June 1, 2023
US beef producers oppose USDA proposal to allow Paraguayan imports
A proposal by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to permit beef imports from Paraguay into the US market is facing strong opposition from American producer groups, Agri-Pulse reported.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
USDA makes US$50.1 million pork purchase to support food assistance programmes
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently executed a Section 32 purchase of US$50.1 million worth of pork to aid various food nutrition and assistance programmes in the country, Meat + Poultry reported.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Animal health company gets USDA grant to study tick's ability to spread livestock diseases
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) has awarded animal health company Medgene grant funding to study the Asian longhorned tick and its ability to spread diseases in livestock.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Medgene awarded grant funding by USDA to study Asian Longhorned Tick and develop vaccines
The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has granted funding to animal health company Medgene for a research project focused on studying the Asian longhorned tick and its potential to spread diseases among livestock, Yah ...
Friday, May 19, 2023
USDA mulls Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering the proposed Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards to clarify and ensure consistent application of the USDA organic standards.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
USDA-FSIS proposes declaring salmonella as adulterant in breaded stuffed raw chicken products
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) took a significant step in its plan to reduce incidents of salmonella infections from the consumption of poultry products.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
USDA-ARS starts bird flu vaccination trials
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has begun avian influenza vaccination trials that might be effective against the deadly virus in another 18 to 24 months.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
USDA-ARS names two scientists to hall of fame
The United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will induct two scientists into its Science Hall of Fame for scientific achievements in developing innovative biobased products and leveraging genomic tools t ...
Thursday, April 20, 2023
US agriculture official calls for USDA's access to funding to combat animal diseases
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) needs to be able to access funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) to fight animal diseases, said US Agriculture Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Leste ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
USDA says US winter wheat lowest on record, 8% of corn planted
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said that 27% of winter wheat in the country was in good to excellent condition, unchanged from a week ago and the lowest for this time of year in USDA records since the late 1980s, while corn plantin ...
Friday, April 14, 2023
USDA-ARS scientists evaluate potential human cannabinol exposure from consuming meat if cattle fed hempseed cake
Scientists from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and North Dakota State University (NDSU) recently found that when cattle were fed with the industrial hemp byproduct, hempseed cake, ve ...
Monday, April 3, 2023
USDA funds 60 projects with US$15.8 million to improve responses to animal diseases
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding US$15.8 million to 60 projects led by 38 US states, land-grant universities and industry organisations to enhance the United ...
Monday, March 27, 2023
USDA says corn export sales reach marketing year high
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said US corn export sales have reached a marketing year high for the week ended March 16, MarketWatch reported.
Monday, March 13, 2023
USDA-NIFA allocates US$5 million to fund research into AI and robotic in poultry processing
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded four higher institutions a US$5 million grant to find research into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and advance robotics in poul ...

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