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ESHA Research Announces Strategic Partnership With USDA's MyPlate

2014-07-18 14:34:17| dairynetwork Home Page

ESHA Research, the leading supplier of nutritional software and databases, has been approved as aNationalStrategic Partnerfor the USDA MyPlate communications effort

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What Does USDA's PEDV Monitoring, Reporting System Announcement Really Mean?

2014-04-22 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it would initiate a reporting and monitoring system for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV).

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Is USDA's recent announcement of a $20 million effort targeting destruction of feral hogs a wise use of funding?

2014-04-08 17:58:31| National Hog Farmer

USDA recently announced a $20 million program aimed at helping states better handle the rapidly growing feral hog population, blamed for more than $1.5 billion in damage annually. Yes, because feral swine leave damage in their wake spreading diseases, killing young livestock and ruining crop fields. No, more attention and aid should be put into finding ways to stop the spread of PEDV. Maybe, feral hogs have become a serious problem in 78% of the states, but $20 million is a large amount of money.

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USDAs Salmonella Action Plan Includes Pork

2013-12-09 13:10:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC USDAs Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released its Salmonella Action Plan in an effort to reduce the number of individuals sickened by Salmonella in meat and poultry products. For the first time, FSIS includes efforts to regulate Salmonella in pork products. read more

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