1998 UDAF Press Releases and Articles

• Farmers and ranchers in San Juan County who suffered losses because of extreme fire hazards may now apply for Farm Service Agency (FSA) Emergency Loans.
  
  
• A newly updated Trichomoniasis brochure is currently being made available to Utah livestock owners through the joint efforts of UDAF, Utah State University and Colorado State University.

• A national study of the accuracy of retail checkout scanners shows that consumers should continue to pay attention to pricing at the checkout stand.
  
  
• Here is the December 1998 Utah Ag News in Adobe Acrobat format.

• UDAF Commissioner Cary G. Peterson is asking Utah hay and alfalfa farmers to market any available alfalfa hay to drought stricken Florida ranchers.
  
  
• UDAF Deputy Commissioner Van Burgess received the Utah Farm Bureau Federation's "Friend of Agriculture" award during the recent UFB State Convention in Salt Lake City.

• UDAF Commissioner and NASDA President Cary Peterson promoted American agricultural products to Asia's top grocery store food buyers during an 11-day mission to four Pacific Rim countries.

• A statewide survey of Utah farmers, intended to strengthen Utah agriculture's good record of proper pesticide use will take place during 1999.

• Utah and Idaho cattle ranchers are challenging livestock import practices by Canada and Mexico.

• Central Utah farmers and ranchers can dispose of unused or outdated pesticides during UDAF's 1998 pesticide collection program.

• The 1998 UDAF Annual Report and the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service report is now available.
  
  
• Utah farmers and ranchers have a rare opportunity to protect their agribusiness by attending one of 13 Risk Management seminars scheduled for early 1999.

• UDAF Commissioner Cary G. Peterson was recently elected the 82nd president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).

• UDAF's Wildlife Services Program was honored with the 1998 Quality Service Award during the recent Governor's Conference for Planning and Excellence.

• Utah is among the top ten states for accuracy in milk packaging, according to a nationwide survey.

• The Ogden Livestock Auction in Farr West, Utah has closed permanently. Look here for details.

• The 1998 BLM Horse Roundup and EIA Testing has ended. Here are the final results.

• A new chairperson was recently selected for the newly created Fish Health Policy Board.

• The July, 1998 issue of Aquaculture News has just been released.

• An update on the Equine Infectious Anemia situation in the Uintah Basin.

• Utah's Wildlife Services program recently received an award for its exemplary work in strategic planning to reduce livestock losses.

• The Utah Agribusiness Council will visit one of Utah's fastest growing businesses: Bear Creek Country Kitchens in Heber City.

• The 1998 Gypsy Moth spraying program got underway in Salt Lake County May 19, with approximately 1000 acres treated.

• UDAF recently adopted the Utah Food Protection Rule, which works to guard consumers against food borne illnesses.

• Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) tests performed on 53 wild horses near Vernal, Utah have determined that 27 of the animals are infected.

• Utah State University recently presented State Veterinarian Dr. Michael R. Marshall with the 1998 Distinguished Service Award.

• The Utah State Veterinarian offers advice to Uintah Basin horse owners and facts about Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA).

• UDAF, the Ute Indian Nation, and other agencies are working to prevent the spread of Equine Infectious Anemia to domestic horses in Utah.

• UDAF asks the public's help in preventing the spread of the Japanese Beetle to Utah.

• Utah's Future Farmers of America (FFA) showed their support for farmland resource protection during this year's Ag/Earth Day celebration.

• A 1996 E.coli outbreak in Japan was caused by U.S.-grown radish sprout seeds, not beef.

• Utah's sheep ranchers have created a sheep and wool marketing board, to help promote and improve their industry.

• Eight Utah food producers will be attending the U.S. Food Export Showcase in Chicago, Illinois, May 3 - 5, 1998.

• UDAF recently signed an agreement with federal and local agencies to safeguard Utah egg and poultry products.

• UDAF's Plant Industry inspectors honed their skills recently with CLEAR training.

• UDAF is asking fruit growers throughout Utah to join the battle against Plum Curculio.

• Governor Mike Leavitt has proclaimed March 15 - 21, 1998 as Agriculture Week in Utah.

• Shane Cornwall, an employee of the federal-state Wildlife Services Program, died after the helicopter he was riding in crashed near Strawberry Reservoir on January 14, 1998.

• A 1996 Ag News story featuring Shane Cornwall is reprinted here.

• Governor Leavitt and the Utah Legislature have authorized and signed a resolution proclaiming 1998 the "Year of the Farmer".

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