Fighting animal diseases isn’t only about saving herds… According to a new research study published by the Lancet Planetary Health, international efforts should focus on developing control tools for priority infectious diseases of animals – they’re a global problem and a prerequisite for global health, so action is necessary to secure a safer planet for humans, animals, and the environment.
- Progress is needed across a wide range of zoonotic, endemic, epidemic, and pandemic diseases.
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The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture recently announced it is awarding $1.9 million to support the work of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI), led by Iowa State University in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Idaho.
- AG2PI aims at fomenting collaboration among diverse areas of study to help advance multidisciplinary crop and livestock research. The idea is to address genome to phenome challenges, develop solutions for...
On September 30, a federal judge upheld the USDA's New Swine Inspection System. The idea of the system is to have faster processing-line speeds and give employees a bigger role in the inspection process.
- The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) said it’s an interesting investment in new technologies and a movement towards ensuring a safe supply of wholesome American pork.
- Last November, nine pork plants applied in the program to carry out tests by running faster production lines...
An effort funded by the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) that’s aimed at increasing swine disease prevention and preparedness is developing a methodology to communicate with project participants whenever a swine disease is occurring in the region near their sites.
- The goal is to be able to quickly report a regional health status to producers, allowing them to take precautions to protect their herds.
Basically, this is the plan: swine health data is being captured and analyzed ...
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The Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is expected to announce the details of a new deal with companies to halt rising food prices, and increase collaboration with the private sector as inflation climbs.
- The collaboration is part of a package that includes corn tortillas, rice, soap, tomatoes, milk, sliced bread, and toilet paper.
- The President said he had reached a new agreement with producers and distributors of corn, chicken, eggs, and beef, for example, to maintain p...
The Ag Economy Barometer (by Purdue University/CME Group) farmer sentiment index declined 5 points to a reading of 112 in September. The primary reason was the producers' weakened perception of current conditions – in other words, concerns about input costs and availability.
- Also, producers believe that now is not a good time to make large investments in their farming operations. That’s due to increasing prices for farm machinery and new construction, not to mention rising interest rate...