The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in two flocks in Montana—a non-commercial, backyard flock (poultry) in Cascade County, and a non-commercial, backyard flock (non-poultry) in Judith Basin County.
Scientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) aim to enhance the capacity of regulatory agencies to trace Escherichia coli O157:H7 back to its source during a foodborne outbreak investigation by studying how the DNA of a specific population of this bacterium gradually evolves within its natural environment.
Students from more than 40 colleges and universities from across North America competed in the 2022 National Shore Sales Challenge the first weekend in April, the third-largest sales competition of its kind in the U.S.
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) have announced that the Association and its members raised over $100,000 during the 2022 FPSA Auction that concluded on Thursday, March 24, 2022.
U.S. beef exports posted another strong performance in February 2022, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation, led by excellent value growth in key Asian and Latin American markets.
Preparing for and preventing foreign animal diseases, addressing an agricultural labor shortage, and increasing pork exports are the top public-policy issues pork producers lobbied their congressional lawmakers on, from April 6–7, 2022.