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Animal Health & Veterinary

USDA shares New World screwworm response playbook

The playbook outlines key approaches, resources and tools to implement animal health response activities in the event of a U.S. detection of NWS.

Animal Health & Veterinary

British Columbia to build new plant and animal health center

The current center suffered extensive damages during the 2021 floods in Abbotsford and needs to be replaced to meet the increasing demands for testing.

NOVUS announces new technical service manager

David Sanchez Torres brings expertise to Asia.

Animal Feed Manufacturers

Vilomix invests in new premix factory in Poland

The investment is being made through the subsidiary Blattin Polska and is a strategic step in the Vilomix Group’s continued international growth.

Vilomix And Blattin Polska New Premix Factory

AFIA President and CEO Constance Cullman elected IFIF chair

Cullman will succeed Ruud Tijssens, who served as chair from 2022 to 2025.

International Trade

Bill would establish task force to identify trade barriers to US ag exports

The Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act (H.R. 5620) and its companion bill in the U.S. Senate, the Ag Disputes Act (S. 743), would establish the task force, make up of appointees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Trade Representative and other federal agencies.

Tariffs Trade Shipping

Sustainability in Feed Production

DSM-Firmenich, Schothorst partner on sustainability

Schothorst Feed Research will integrate Sustell's life cycle assessment platform into customer consulting and research trials to deliver precise environmental impact data for feed formulation and production.

Animal Health & Veterinary

NNSA, Texas A&M AgriLife partner to combat NWS

Partnership advances eBeam technology and radiological security while safeguarding agriculture nationwide.

Texas A&M AgriLife and the Office of Radiological Security, part of the National Nuclear Security Administration, is teaming up on a national effort to combat New World screwworm.

Animal Health & Veterinary

University of Arizona joins fight against New World screwworm

The Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is one of three sites selected for screening.

The Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory will soon assist the USDA in a national effort against the outbreak of New World screwworm. Last October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a resurgence of the fly, which is endemic to Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and countries across South America.

Cargill gives $1 million to K-State Agriculture Innovation Initiative

The recent donation places Kansas State University within 5% of the initiative’s $210 million goal.

Canada Packers spin-off expected to close October 1

The pork operations of Maple Leaf Foods will become known as Canada Packers and will trade under the CPKR ticker on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Avian Influenza

FFAR develops decontamination strategy for HPAI-infected milk

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and Texas A&M AgriLife Research are investing $300,404 in a Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) grant to develop effective, farmer-friendly decontamination strategies.

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