FDA cautions vets to be aware of risks in using, stocking opioids
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the national opioid crisis, which affects health care professionals and pharmacists across the country, can also extend to veterinarians and their practices.
Multi-state research seeks to increase survivability for pigs
Iowa State University’s Iowa Pork Industry Center is slated to lead a multi-state research project in a concerted effort to increase the survivability rates within the U.S. pork industry.
The 2018 farm bill Congress passed in late December fully funds the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), providing mandatory financing for the effort established in 2002. REAP is designed to promote “energy efficiency and renewable energy for agricultural producers and rural small businesses,” according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Shutdown funds lapse stokes fears about biofuel mandates
With the federal government shutdown still at full squabble, some parties are concerned that promises of biofuel mandates may not proceed as scheduled.
The Michigan Farmers Market Assoc. (MIFMA) has always seen consumer education as one of its primary missions. Now, with its latest Food Safety Education Fund grant from the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), it is now also about vendor and farmer education as well.
Ohioan named World Livestock Auctioneer Champion qualifier
Daniel Mitchell of Cumberland, Ohio, always felt he had a gift of gab and a love of the livestock business. He put those two abilities to good use last month by winning the East regional qualifying event of the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Championships (WLAC) in Athens, Ga.
Bayer reports on seed yields, layoffs during conference call
Farmers using the Bayer Corp.’s new Seed Advisor digital pipeline are showing higher yield results across 100,000 acres of corn in Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota, reporting an average yield of 9.1 bushels per acre versus what they would have planted without the Seed Advisor platform, the company has announced.
BOAH prepping responses for possible swine, bird pathogens
At the year’s first quarterly Indiana Board of Animal Health (BOAH) meeting Jan. 8, the board reviewed a report on 2018 insights in animal health, considered a new rule and heard program progress reports for various species of livestock.
