1996 UDAF Press Releases and Articles

• At the 1996 Centennial State Fair, all 18 Champion Winners in the Horticulture and Agriculture categories were from the Wasatch Front.
  
  
• Deputy Commissioner Van Burgess has joined the National Cherry Board.

• Kaye Butler, Commissioner Peterson's longtime secretary, is leaving UDA (and will be VERY much missed!).

• UDA's Animal Industry division prepares for the start of elk ranching in Utah.

• UDA's Cereal Leaf Beetle inspection program helps ensure high-quality alfalfa hay for California's dairy farmers.

• Commissioner Peterson's statement to USDA head Dan Glickman concerning action needed to help Utah cattle ranchers.

• The Utah Critical Land Conservation Committee has published a report on protection of Utah farmland and other critical lands.

• A discussion with UDA's new Range Science Specialist, Mark Farmer.

• Utah's top agricultural products for 1995 are listed here.

• State Senator Evan Olsen of Cache County has introduced legislation that will help preserve Utah's agricultural land.

• A Public Notice regarding Utah's Ground Water/Pesticide State Management Plan currently being submitted to the EPA.

• The Century Farms and Ranches Program continues beyond Utah's Centennial year, thanks to a cooperative effort.

• State Chemist Ahmad Salari retires after a twenty-seven year career with UDA.

• UDA Commissioner Cary Peterson calls for action to help Utah cattle ranchers.

• Rich County rancher Wallace Schulthess has been named Brand Inspector of the Year by UDA.

• UDA's Web site makes its debut.

• A memorial monument and tree honor two UDA employees killed in a tragic accident.

• UDA Weights & Measures inspectors examine the accuracy of grocery and retail store checkout scanners.

• UDA food safety officers seize 35,000 pounds of a contaminated food additive.

• Utah Agriculture earns greater prominence in the Utah Tomorrow Strategic Plan.

• Russian delegates from Kyrgyzstan got a high-tech agriculture lesson from UDA.

• UDA proposes new rules on apple grading and pesticides, solicits public comment.

• Based on the recent Tri-State Cattle Summit, Governor Leavitt endorses actions to aid Utah Cattle ranchers.

• The Centennial Edition of the Utah Livestock Brand Book is now available.

• An agreement between Gossner Foods Inc. of Utah and the government of Hong Kong is opening up that Southeast Asian market to its first-ever shipment of U.S. milk.
  
  
• The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the Utah Department of Agriculture's meat and poultry inspection program the highest rating possible during a routine inspection in 1995.
  
  
• The influence of weather on agriculture in Utah was probably never more evident than in 1995.
  
  
• The Utah Department of Agriculture made major progress in 1995 to help preserve agricultural land.
  
  
• The recent Tri-State Cattle Summit explored critical issues affecting U.S. cattle ranchers.
  
  
  
• A description and list of Utah's Century Farms and Ranches.

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