Industry News
The FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine this week issued a final rule, “New Animal Drugs; Updating Tolerances for Residues of New Animal Drugs in Food.”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Monovet 90, manufactured by Huvepharma EOOD, the first generic monensin for use in cattle and goats.
Dale Grotelueschen, DVM, MS, retires this week, following a distinguished career serving the beef cattle industry.
The biomass method would adjust antibiotic sales data by livestock population, providing more valuable information than the current use data.
In recent months, APHIS has revised the Animal Disease Traceability program standards for approving new tags entering the market.
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of $1 million in cooperative agreement funding to support animal disease traceability (ADT) and electronic identification for cattle.
The JBS Global Food Innovation Center In Honor of Gary & Kay Smith officially opened on the Colorado State University campus Tuesday, April 9, when JBS USA CEO Andre Nogueira cut the ribbon on the $20 million state-of-the-art facility.
Farm Service Agency permits emergency grazing on Conservation Reserve Program acres, opens sign-up for emergency conservation program.
Nebraska Extension Educators Offer Tips Following Severe Weather.
Another peer-reviewed study shows beef production is a minor contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.
A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States.
More than 20 years ago, a company called AquaBounty Technologies developed the AquAdvantage salmon, a genetically modified variety of Atlantic salmon with a single gene from a Chinook salmon spliced into its genome
The deadline to submit comments is this Friday, March 8.
Zoonotic diseases, such as campylobacteriosis and salmonellosis, continue to build resistance against common antimicrobial drugs, according to a new European report.
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), John Barrasso (R-WY), and Doug Jones (D-AL) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to increase wildlife managers’ ability to keep wildlife healthy.
Globally recognized as an expert on beef production management, Reinhardt provides research and technical support to the company’s beef feedlot customers worldwide.
New study shows small and improving environmental impact of U.S. beef production.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is publishing a record of decision for the final environmental impact statement (EIS) on cattle fever tick fencing in South Texas.
The greatest potential for improving sustainability of livestock production depends on scientific innovation to boost productivity while reducing environmental impacts.
Huvepharma releases a conditional licensed vaccine for the prevention of pinkeye caused by Moraxella bovoculi in cattle.
Last week, the USDA confirmed a case of atypical BSE in a Florida cow. The industry assessed the situation appropriately, while American consumers and our export partners responded with a collective shrug.
The statement places high priority on the veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) and the need for more veterinarian involvement in treatment decisions.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) applauds House and Senate lawmakers for their passage of the Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 (H.R. 5554/S.2434.
The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) this week opened a 60-day public comment period on the group’s Sustainability Framework.
Norbrook has appointed Steve Schram as VP Sales & Marketing for The Americas.
While genetically modified crops have become commonplace, regulations and consumer concerns have slowed use of genetic engineering in food animals, in spite of potential for improving production efficiency.
Justin Welsh, DVM, has been named Executive Director of Food Animal Technical Services for Merck Animal Health’s U.S. Food Animal Team.
The changes would simplify the branding requirements, making the brands easier to apply and read, reducing errors.
As methods and applications for biotechnology in agriculture continue to advance at a rapid pace, regulators work to maintain a balance between safety and potentially rapid progress in food production.
Two leading sustainable agriculture initiatives combine forces to offer solutions to deliver continuous improvement in sustainability of beef production.