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USDA to allow imports of Paraguayan beef

December 1, 2023

APHIS published a final rule on Nov. 13 that allows the importation of fresh beef from Paraguay. The agency conducted a risk analysis and ultimately decided that fresh beef can be imported safely from Paraguay under certain conditions.

Lessons learned from HPAI: Where does biosecurity fit on your dairy?

Building an enhanced biosecurity plan for your dairy can help you be prepared for the worst while evaluating your biosecurity to protect your farm from disease risks present each and every day.

October 6, 2023

Hayley R. Springer and Samantha Gehrett

Though the HPAI outbreak of 2022-23 was devastating, an outbreak of FMD in the U.S. could be far worse, particularly for the dairy industry.

Dial up biosecurity, dial down disease risk

Is your dairy prepared for a foreign animal disease threat? Your biosecurity plan is your best line of defense.

March 31, 2023

Heather Roney

Observing the effects of disease outbreaks in other animal agriculture industries creates an opportunity for dairy producers to look more closely at their biosecurity practices and ask, “Is my dairy prepared for a foreign animal disease threat?”

Can you take biosecurity from 0 to 60 overnight?

By moving everyday biosecurity a little closer to the enhanced end of the spectrum, we can reduce the vulnerability of our industry to new, emerging, and exotic diseases while increasing the productivity of our cattle.

February 27, 2023

Julie Smith

How we responded on the farm to COVID-19 tells us something about our willingness to go from 0 to 60 with biosecurity for animals.