While it may seem as though wild bird migration has just ended, spring migration will be starting soon. As wild bird movement ...

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people practiced social distancing and increased sanitation to keep the sickness from spreading to others. Some of those same human biosecurity practices can ...

Summer is a good time to review how to prevent disease from coming onto your farm, says University of Missouri Extension dairy specialist Chloe Collins. Live animals, vehicles, equipment, animal ...

Crop pests can cause significant economic losses through reductions in crop or forage yield, impacts on harvestability, impacts on quality, and the cost of pest management. To reduce the likelihood of ...

Beef producers have a new template to secure sound biosecurity practices on their operations. The Beef Quality Assurance program on Monday rolled out a Daily Biosecurity Plan for Disease Prevention, ...

With the avian influenza spreading throughout the region, now is the time for biosecurity to ramp up on poultry operations and for consumers to continue to support the poultry industry, an expert says ...

More and more people are practicing farming because they enjoy the outdoors, animals and the fruits of their labor as opposed to farming as a primary source of income. Even though “hobby farming” can ...

Infectious diseases cost cattle producers millions of dollars each year through decreased performance, treatment costs and death loss. While not all losses can be avoided, many can be prevented with a ...

Reports of avian influenza in bird flocks on the east coast and more recently in Indiana are important reminders for small and large poultry producers to remain vigilant on biosecurity practices, said ...

Artificial intelligence is helping accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, but the technology also makes it easier than ever to create biosecurity threats and weapons, cybersecurity experts say.

EMMETSBURG, Iowa — "....Iowa has been added to the list of states in which the dreaded foot-and-mouth disease has appeared. The Department of Agriculture has been advised that the disease has broken ...