Beef Cattle

05/24/2023 SOURCE: brownfieldagnews.com

"National Cattlemen’s Beef Association chief veterinarian Dr. Kathy Simmons says USDA’s ongoing BSE surveillance program has tested more than one million cattle since the program began, ensuring that the agency’s interlocking supply chain safety products are working. She says the incidence of BSE in the U.S. is extremely low and will remain so."

Atypical case of BSE detected in South Carolina - Brownfield Ag News

The U.S. has reported an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in a beef cow approximately five years old or older at a slaughter plant in South Carolina.  The animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time presented a risk to the food supply or to human health in the U.S. The radio […]

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05/16/2023 SOURCE: nltimes.nl

Agriculture Agreement: Farmers to be sustainable, responsible for nature management

In the future, Dutch agriculture will be fully sustainable. That means a new standard for products in the supermarket, which will increase their price, but also the compensation for farmers. Future farmers will also become responsible for nature management, which they will be compensated for. These are the main proposals from the Agriculture Agreement the Cabinet has been working on with farmers, sources told RTL Nieuws.

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