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State agriculture officials to address trade opportunities between the U.S and Cuba

NASDA

Press Release WHO: National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO, several NASDA members and a NASDA industry guest will host a press conference to discuss learned opportunities and challenges to agricultural trade between the U.S. and Cuba on Feb. 21, 2024, following a NASDA-led trade mission to the country.

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Letter Supporting Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

NASDA

Removing the current tax treatment of these awards will allow more ranchers and farmers in rural America to gain better access to a wide array of veterinary services needed for their livestock and poultry. In that time, NIFA received 2,061 applications from 1,451 unique applicants.

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Letter Urging the Opening of Mexico International Rail Crossings

NASDA

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. Department of Agriculture U.S.

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2024 Year in Review: Key Wins, Challenges, and What’s Next for Sustainable Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

We created a blog series: Recent Investments Fuel Local Food Systems and How People Power Local Food Systems which includes stories of farmers that illustrate the broader impact and effectiveness of USDA food system investments and technical assistance programs for farmers, small-scale meat and poultry processors, food hubs, and more.

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Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle

NASDA

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. Sincerely, Blayne Arthur President, NASDA Secretary Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Charles Hatcher, D.V.M.

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2019 Camp Fire Water Resources Monitoring and Research Symposium

Caff

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. Click for Presentation. Produce Safety After Urban Wildlife – Rob Bennaton, UC Cooperative Extension Alameda County.

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Local Activists in Animal Agriculture-Heavy Areas Fight Nitrate Pollution

Daily Yonder

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.