NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Passage of the bill will also help each state address its needs for public practice veterinarians (food safety, public health, epidemiology, pathology, molecular diagnostics, virology, toxicology, immunology, bacteriology, serology, foreign animal disease preparedness, and livestock infectious diseases).

Ruralism 130

Ruralism Poultry Livestock Agriculture 130

NASDA

JANUARY 9, 2024

Regrettably, we must inform you that Mexico’s livestock and poultry industry is already running low on feed. If the crossings are not immediately reopened, Mexican livestock and poultry producers will need to begin making decisions that could include depopulating animals for humanitarian reasons.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Grain Poultry Food 130

NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

As USDA continues to respond to this outbreak, we urge you to prioritize animal health and human health in the same manner you have dealt with H5N1 in poultry for many years. Livestock auction barns and markets, as a result of the federal order, have faced an undue burden and a significant financial loss due to a decrease in sales.

Cattle 130

Cattle Animal Agriculture Mechanics Agriculture 130

Caff

JULY 28, 2023

Fire Impacts to Eggs from Backyard Poultry – Maurice Ernest Pitesky- DVM, MPVM, Dipl ACVPM, Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Ongoing Water Quality Management with Erosion Prevention – Don Lindsey, Sr. Engineering Geologist, California Geological Survey.

Forage 52

Forage Forestry Science Livestock 52

Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Most activities associated with farming, ranching, and forestry can be exempted from the Clean Water Act if the operator obtains a permit to pollute. While its purpose is to prohibit the discharge of pollutants, the EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System issues permits that allow exceptions to this rule.

Animal Agriculture 105

Animal Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Manure 105

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Most activities associated with farming, ranching, and forestry can be exempted from the Clean Water Act if the operator obtains a permit to pollute. While its purpose is to prohibit the discharge of pollutants, the EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System issues permits that allow exceptions to this rule.

Ruralism 89

Ruralism Manure Farming Farming 89

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Excessive proposed cost-share payments for livestock feed management. Requires producers with confined livestock feeding operations to submit a GHG emissions reduction plan, in addition to the currently required comprehensive nutrient management plan, to be eligible to receive payments under the program.

Ruralism 110

Ruralism Food Farming Farming 110