8 Counties Approved for Emergency Grazing
Emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program acreage has been approved for eight southern Colorado counties: Baca, Otero, Crowley, Kiowa, Prowers, Bent, Pueblo and Las Animas. The authorization is meant to provide relief for Colorado livestock producers who have suffered through severe drought conditions and struggled with maintaining their current herds, said Trudy Kareus, state executive...
Read MoreE. Coli Vaccine to be Released by Canadian Company
Officials have yet to identify the cause of a recent outbreak of E. coli in Germany, but The Globe and Mail reports that a Canadian company is set to release a vaccine on the mass market that would enable cows to produce antibodies against the harmful bacteria. The vaccine, created by Bioniche Life Sciences, produces antibodies that block the proteins created by E. coli. This prevents the...
Read MoreWTO Panel Rejects COOL
A World Trade Organization dispute panel has issued a preliminary ruling in favor of Canada and Mexico in response to complaints regarding U.S. country-of-origin labeling requirements for meats and perishable commodities. The panel found that the COOL requirements violated provisions of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade. A final ruling on the matter will be issued over the summer....
Read MoreWeather Disasters Exact Heavy Toll on Farmers Across U.S.
From wet weather and floods to drought and wildfires, Mother Nature has put farmers behind schedule with spring planting. Floods that have been getting a lot of media attention are only a small part of the problem. Some in the cattle industry in Texas are likely to quit the business due to forage problems, according to Bob Young, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s chief economist....
Read MoreMore on EHV-1
This from WSTRoping.com this morning, Its been a crazy week but things are finally looking much better this morning. The rumors have stopped and the state vets are sticking their chests out this morning. The quaratine is doing the trick, and we take our hats off to the regulatory vets. There has NOT been a single case of EHV 1 located outside of the Ogden horses. Not one single infected ...
Read MoreEHV-1 Update
The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued an update Wednesday confirming six cases of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) throughout the state. Five of the six horses infected with EHV-1 in Colorado recently attended the National Cutting Horse Association’s Western National Championships in Odgen, Utah. The other infected horse received the disease from contact with horses that attended the...
Read MoreLegislative Tracking 2013
