Farm Babe shares strategies, including vaccination programs, surveillance, and biosecurity measures, used to eradicate diseases in animal agriculture.
Biosecurity measures improve animal welfare, sustainability, and profitability all while protecting our food system and keeping people, animals and plants safe from diseases.
Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which struck Pennsylvania in early 2022, have continued into the fall. Penn State emphasize, once again, the importance of sound biosecurity measures for owners of backyard and commercial flocks.
Bans on poultry shows are being lifted across the country following improvements on avian flu outbreaks, but it’s integral that exhibitors know how to keep their birds and themselves as safe as possible this show season.
Biosecurity measures on farms and other agricultural operations help protect animals from diseases and promote the safety of the food supply.
The entire podcast was full of sensationalized, controversial, and incorrect information, and the worry is that the exposure The Joe Rogan Experience receives, as one of the top podcasts in the nation, will further drive the idea that large operations are bad and unhealthy
The state of Kansas is testing out a cattle disease traceability project that could guide discussion and development of traceability on a national scale. In early 2018, Cattle Trace collaborators began working to develop a purpose-built infrastructure to track cattle movement through the supply chain. Cattle Trace will utilize ultra-high frequency technologies to collect the […]
The Animal Agriculture Alliance, a nationwide nonprofit organization working to bridge the communication gap between farm and fork, is appalled by the recent actions of Direct Action Everywhere, an extreme animal rights group. As part of its “Animal Liberation Conference,” Direct Action Everywhere spearheaded a protest during which hundreds of activists descended upon a California […]
Migration season is underway. And with migrating wild birds comes the increased threat of disease for domestic chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) says now is the time to double down on biosecurity measures to protect your flock. Migratory birds face unusual migration challenges […]
With the USDA’s confirmation of Avian Influenza in Tennessee, Alabama, and now Kentucky, the virus has struck the U.S. for the fourth year in a row.