Under the program, livestock owners register their premises, apply for a USDA-recognized identification number that is attached physically to each of their animals, and choose an animal-tracking database (ATD) for tracing individual animals or group/lot movements. Under the program, livestock owners register their premises, apply for a USDA-recognized identification number that is attached physically to each of their animals, and choose an animal-tracking database (ATD) for tracing...

The virus is especially contagious among swine, but can also spread to other livestock, but other livestock die so quickly from it, they don't often pass it on. While the virus can be deadly for livestock, Gilson says it could also have a big financial impact on the state by requiring producers to test livestock before shipping it to other states. Officials are not allowed to name the farmer or the exact location of the farm. Local, state and federal officials met in Neillsville Monday...

While export sales have improved lately, export shipments remain below earlier expectations. With beginning stocks and imports unchanged this month, the season s cotton supply is now estimated at 27. Although foreign cotton mill use remains vibrant, import demand has been restrained this season, particularly for China. Domestic mill use was reduced to 4.95 million bales this month based on recent activity. The export forecast was lowered to 13. cotton demand was also lowered in April to...

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told the North American Agricultural Journalists in Washington, DC, today that in response to interest in Congress, the USDA is drafting legislation that could be used to put the Bush administrations farm bill ideas into the 2007 bill. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns told the North American Agricultural Journalists in Washington, DC, today that in response to interest in Congress, the USDA is drafting legislation that could be used to put the Bush...

Not only did the amount of land that Ohio farmers devote to certified-organic crops, fruits and vegetables decrease from 2000 to 2005, according to recent data from the U. Changes in the process required to certify products as organic could have prompted some farmers who grow organic crops to forgo the certification, and recent data counted only certified operations. Given those factors, why have Ohio farmers devoted fewer acres to certified-organic food production in recent years? The...

April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Australia, the world's second- biggest exporter of raw sugar, may produce 8.1 percent more of the sweetener next year as the nation's crop recovers from drought and a cyclone. Sugar production in Australia plunged to the lowest in at least six years in 2006-07 after a cyclone damaged crops and the nation had one of the worst droughts in a century. Brazil is the world's largest sugar exporter. Australia Sugar Output to Rise After Drought, Cyclone (Update1) By...