2003 UDAF Press Releases and Articles

• USDA has confirmed that none of the beef under the current BSE recall was distributed to retail stores in Utah.
  
  
• UDAF Commissioner Cary G. Peterson states that Utahns can be assured that our food safety system is working, and that bovine spongiform encephalopathy is not present in Utah.
  
  
• January 2004 Ag News
  
  
• Leaders of 50 state departments of agriculture and four territories adopted a policy statement expressing broad support for organic farming at the annual NASDA conference last month.
  
  
• Two Gypsy Moths were discovered in traps placed in the Uinta Mountains in Summit County.
  
  
• Utah Soil Conservation Commission is now accepting nominations for board member positions on each of the 38 Soil Conservation Districts (SCDs) across the state.
  
  
• December 2003 Ag News
  
  
• Governor Olene Walker has unveiled an aggressive plan to improve water quality throughout the state by introducing her Watershed Initiative.
  
  
• George Hopkin has been appointed Acting Director of UDAF's Marketing Division.
  
  
• November 2003 Ag News
  
  
• The 2003 UDAF Annual Report and USDA Agricultural Statistics are now available.
  
  
• UDAF Marketing Director Randy Parker is taking a position
  with the Utah Farm Bureau Federation
  
  
• October 2003 Ag News
  
  
• West Nile Virus update as of September 19, 2003
  
  
• As of September 15, 2003 12 horses in Utah have tested positive for West Nile Virus.
  
  
• September 2003 Ag News
  
  
• West Nile Virus arrives in Utah
  
  
• UDAF and Utah State University announce the opening of the Central Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Nephi.
  
  
• Emery County has two new Brand Inspectors
  
  
• August 2003 Ag News
  
  
• Drought relief for Utah Ranchers - First Shipments of Powdered Milk Arriving in Utah
  
  
• USDA designates Utah a Federal drought disaster area.
  
  
• The July, 2003 Ag News is now available.
  
  
• UDAF begins free milk distribution to Utah livestock owners
  
  
• The June, 2003 Ag News is now available.
  
  
• Animal Health Safety Remains Aggressive in Utah as Canada Reports One Case of Mad Cow Disease. More Info
  
  
• Important update to the non-fat dry milk assistance program in Utah
  
  
• The May, 2003 Ag News is now available.
  
  
• UDAF to Distribute 8.9 Million Pounds of Non-fat Dry Milk to Drought Stricken Ranchers
  
  
• USDA Secretary Veneman has announced that Food Stamp Program benefits for newly qualified legal immigrants became effective April 1.
  
  
• The April, 2003 Ag News is now available.
  
  
• The first phase of the NPS Outreach Toolbox is ready for release.
  
  
• 30th National Agriculture Day celebrates the abundance of high-quality low-cost food that is produced by America's farmers and ranchers.
  
  
• USDA Reminds Producers of March 17 Closing Date to Purchase Crop Insurance.
  
  
• Utah's late winter thaw has contributed to an earlier than normal hatch of thousands of Mormon crickets near the central Utah town of Kanosh.
  
  
• Box Elder, Cache and Rich County Farmers and Ranchers
  are now eligible for USDA Disaster Emergency Loans
  
  

• Utah Horse Owners Advised to Vaccinate Their Animals
  Against West Nile Disease

• The March, 2003 Ag News is now available.

• Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected in a two-year old buck mule deer northeast of Vernal, Utah.

• UHP, UDOT and County Sheriff's Deputies to Help Enforce Bird Quarantine - Public Asked To Not Import Birds From Quarantine Zone

• UDAF Commissioner Cary G. Peterson will meet with Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Javier Usabiaga Arroyo this week to discuss the expansion of U.S.-Mexico agricultural trade.
  
  
• The Utah Food Strategy Team kicks off the state's largest effort to increase consumer awareness of Utah-produced foods with the unveiling of the "Utah's Own" food campaign.
  
  
• A reminder that Utah bird and poultry owners are cautioned to take measures to prevent the introduction of Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) into the state.
  
  
• STATE OF UTAH & UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY Acrobat format
  
  
• The February, 2003 Ag News is now available.
  
  
• To prevent the spread of Exotic Newcastle Disease,
  UDAF has issued a ban on importation of all poultry
  and other birds originating in or passing through
  certain areas of Nevada and Southern California.
  

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