Because the affected products are no longer for sale, the FSIS said a recall was not requested. Instead, the agency has issued a health alert in case consumers have any of the ground beef in their freezer.
Rancher and ag lender Austin Havlik of Mitchell explains some farm bill priorities of the cattle industry in Valley Springs on Apr. 12, 2024. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)
States where import restrictions were put in place immediately after the virus was detected in Texas and New Mexico have not reported any cases of infection in dairy herds.
While changes in food animal inventories are normal, it is abnormal for all of them to decline at the same time. Beef, pork and poultry held in freezers are all below year-ago levels, with beef falling to levels not seen in a decade.
According to USDA officials, the decision to discontinue these surveys and reports was not made lightly but was necessary given the appropriated budget levels.
Rich Robertson from Crawford Livestock Market, Crawford, NE, was among auction market owners who participated in a D.C. fly-in event organized by the Livestock Marketing Association.
A study has uncovered dangerous levels of arsenic contamination in parts of the Cheyenne River. Pollution from mining in the Black Hills has carried down the Cheyenne River and deposited in areas where residents work and recreate.
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