US congresswoman Rosa DeLauro reintroduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA) this week, a bill that allows US federal investigators to enter concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the United States to test for harmful bacteria and other microbes that cause foodborne illness.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has increased expectations for 2023 US beef production, while lowering projections for pork, broilers and turkey.
The Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) of Antique, the Philippines, has warned local hog raisers against errant traders offering to buy their hogs at a lower price due to a suspected case of African swine fever (ASF) that was reported in the municipality of Hamtic.
Saudi Arabia s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture and chairman of Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, attended the signing ceremony of SALIC s acquisition of a 42.4% stake in the National Aquaculture Group (Naqua) at the ministry s headquarters .
A Kansas State University (K-State, US) agricultural economist has been selected to lead a five-year project to develop decision-making tools and improve communication on the economic impacts of animal diseases, ultimately improving the health of those animals.