2007 UDAF Press Releases and Articles

• State Veterinarian Dr. Earl Rogers advises cattle ranchers to refuse any offers of low-cost pet food as a feed source for their animals.
  
  
• Cattle theft investigation lands two suspects in jail
  
  
• The Utah Conservation Commission is now accepting nominations for three of the five elected board positions
  on 38 local Conservation Districts (CD) across the state.
  
  
• 2008 Grants Available for Specialty Crop Production
  
  
• UDAF has received $2.5 million to help rehabilitate grazing lands burned in the Milford Flat Fire in Beaver and Millard Counties and other fires in Utah in 2007. 
  View photos of the reseeding effort
  
  
• The 2007 Census of Agriculture is about to begin.
  Read more about how Utah farmers and ranchers can participate.
  
  
• The 2007 edition of the UDAF Annual Report is now available.
  The USDA Agricultural Statistics Report is also available now.
  
  
  
• The Utah's Own program recently received an award from the Utah Restaurant Association.
  
  
  
• Commissioner Blackham Supports Legislation Allowing Interstate Shipment of State-Inspected Meat
  
  
• Environmental Protection Agency Honors Jack Wilbur with Friend of EPA award
  
  
• Cache County rancher donates hay to ranchers affected by the Milford Flat Fire, challenges others to donate as well.
  
  
• Emergency Responder Training for Agricultural Disease Emergencies to be offered by UDAF
  
  
  
• Botulism recall information
  
  
  
• Interagency Wildfire Relief Information
  
  
  
• Meadow Gold and Utah’s Own have joined forces
  to promote their Utah produced milk
  
  
  
• Read the latest AG News for the web
  
  
  
• The Division of Regulatory Services has proposed three new
  Administrative Rules, which are open for public comment:
  Raw Milk rule
  Inland Shellfish Safety rule
  Cottage Food Information
  
  
  
• See a video about how the UDAF GIP Program is helping
  ranchers be good stewards of the land
  
  
• The 2007 Mormon cricket control program is set to begin the week of June 4 - 8, 2007 near the Northwestern Box Elder County community of Park Valley.
  
  
• UDAF has declared an Insect Infestation Emergency in preparation for its efforts to eradicate the destructive Japanese beetle.
  
  
• Information for doctors about Japanese beetle spraying
  
  
• USDA Clears Swine for Processing
  
  
• Careers in Agriculture video
  
  
• USDA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have learned that byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China have been used in chicken feed on some farms in the state of Indiana.
  
  
• UDAF, USDA, and FDA are cooperating in the disposal of approximately 2500 hogs that consumed feed that was adulterated with melamine or other contaminants.
  
  
• UDAF is working to verify whether three Utah hog farms fed their animals feed containing contaminated rice protein concentrate and corn gluten imported from China that contained melamine.
  
  
• Statement on Japanese Beetle found in American Fork
  
  
• George Hopkin, UDAF Conservation & Resource Manager,
  has received the 2007 Calvin K. Sudweeks Water Quality
  Award for his work in reducing agricultural runoff in Utah.
  
  
• UDAF announced today that tests for the presence of Campylobacter in raw milk at the Woolsey’s Dairy of
  Payson, Utah returned negative results.
  
  
• UDAF has issued a notice of investigation to a Payson dairy,
  asking it to voluntarily stop selling any raw dairy product to the public. The action comes after the Utah County Health
  Dept. issued a health advisory regarding a Campylobacter outbreak in the county that has been linked to the dairy.
  
  
• Grants Available to Increase Vegetable Production UDAF is encouraging Utah farmers to apply for grants to help them grow more vegetables in Utah. Application Form
  
  
• A serious Japanese Beetle infestation has been discovered in three Orem neighborhoods, and a series of public meetings are scheduled to offer residents background information on the insect and how to coordinate an eradication effort.
  
  
• A new guidebook recently released by UDAF will help watershed managers and other water education professionals improve the state’s natural resources by urging citizens to adopt more natural resource-friendly practices.
  
  
• The Utah Senate and House of Representatives offered recognition to the Department of the Interior’s proposed funding for the Healthy Lands Initiative that focuses on improving Utah’s watersheds and rangelands.
  
  
• UDAF has received a consumer complaint that certain Utah grocery stores have improperly offered perishable foods for resale after the product was returned to the store by a consumer. Under Chapter 4-3 of the Utah Food Code, such a practice is illegal.
  
  
• UDAF is encouraging Utah farmers and other stakeholders to apply for grants to assist specialty crop production. Applications must be postmarked by February 28, 2007.
  
  
• UDAF, the Colorado-State Animal Response Team and the Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation are offering a 2 day seminar on Bio-Defense/Emergency Response
  
  
• Utah ’s livestock industry is taking advantage of digital computer technology to increase food safety and prevent the spread of animal diseases. See how the system works
  
  
• FDA information about animal clones