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Webinar offers guidance on farm biosecurity
A recent webinar focused on ways for farmers to improve biosecurity measures on their operations, stressing the importance of...
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Public health experts monitor new flu strain in pigs
An influenza strain showing up in pigs in China is raising concern among disease experts who want to prevent...
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Weekly livestock news: June 29, 2020
Bayer to pay up to $10.9B to settle bulk of Roundup cancer lawsuits Bayer agreed to pay as much...
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Court allows dicamba use through July
A federal court has ruled that farmers will be able to use the rest of their dicamba herbicides through...
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CDC releases checklist for ag employers to prevent COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a checklist to help farmers plan for potential outbreaks of COVID-19....
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Task force will develop recommendations for gene editing in animal agriculture
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities have convened a task...
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Michigan dairy farms will try regenerative agriculture
General Mills is launching a three-year regenerative agriculture pilot at three dairy farms in western Michigan, an important sourcing...
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Weekly livestock news: June 22, 2020
Biotech company uses cows to create human antibodies for coronavirus A South Dakota biotechnology company is using cows to...
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More price fixing charges in the meat industry
Investigations into several major meat processing companies have continued in recent weeks. In the latest development, Tyson, Cargill, JBS...
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Weekly livestock news: June 15, 2020
Farmers find ways to save millions of pigs from being euthanized Despite predictions only a month ago that farmers...