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March 18, 2024 | UDAF Seeking Specialty Crop Block Grant Proposals

February 16, 2024 | UDAF Requests Public Comment for Upcoming Specialty Crop Block Grant Application Cycle

February 16, 2024 | UDAF Seeks Applicants for Scoring Committee

February 7, 2024 | UDAF Launches $3 Million RFSI Grant Program

January 17, 2024 | Announcing the 2nd Biannual Soil Health in the West Conference

October 10, 2023 | Avian Influenza Confirmed in Sanpete County

September 8, 2023 | UDAF Announces 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grants Awardees

September 6, 2023 | UDAF Warns of Potential Livestock Purchasing Scams

August 28, 2023 | UDAF Announces the Big Horn Sheep Coordinator Position

August 14, 2023 | UDAF Seeks Input on Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Grant Program

August 8, 2023 | UDAF Announces Agriculture Water Optimization Grant Recipients

July 19, 2023 | 2023 Food Security Grants Recipients Announced

July 6, 2023 | UDAF Now Accepting Soil Health Equipment Grant Applications

May 4, 2023 | Rich Country Ranchers Devastated by Extreme Flooding

May 1, 2023 | 2023 Food Security Grant Applications Now Open

April 17, 2023 | Ag Water Optimization Period

February 22, 2023 | Specialty Crop Block Grant Opens

February 6, 2023 | UDAF Requests Public Comment for Upcoming Specialty Crop Block Grant

January 3, 2023 | UDAF Announces New State Veterinarian

December 13, 2022 | UDAF Supports the Governor’s Budget Recommendations Focusing on Agriculture

November 30, 2022 | November Avian Influenza Case Update

November 4, 2022 | Synthetic Cannabinoid Statement

October 26, 2022 | UDAF's Invasive Species Mitigation Program Proves Successful Use of State Funds in Utah

October 18, 2022 | Food Security Grant Recipients Announced

October 17, 2022│Avian Influenza Case Update October 3 - October 16

September 30, 2022 | Fall Avian Influenza Case Update

September 15, 2022 | Fourth Case of Avian Influenza Confirmed in Sanpete County

September 13, 2022 | UDAF Warns of West Nile Virus Cases Increase

August 25, 2022 | Avian Influenza Case Confirmed in Weber County

August 2, 2022 | UDAF Issues Warning: Rising Number of Stolen Livestock and Livestock Killings

July 15, 2022 | Avian Influenza Confirmed in Sanpete County 

July 15, 2022 | UDAF Awards $25.5 Million in Water Optimization Grant Funding

June 28, 2022 | UDAF Announces Pollinator Program

May 19, 2022 | Avian Influenza Case Update

May 16, 2022 | UDAF Seeking Applicants for Food Security Processing Grant

May 12, 2022 | Summit County Bulls Test Positive for Trich

April 29, 2022 | Additional Case of Avian Influenza Confirmed in Cache County

April 18, 2022 | Avian Influenza Confirmed in Utah

April 12, 2022 | UDAF Finds Salmonella in Ground Beef Products

April 8, 2022 | Bulls Test Positive for Trich in Box Elder County

March 7, 2022 | UDAF Seeks Applicants for 2022 Speciality Crop Block Grant

March 3, 2022 | UDAF Officials Monitoring Avian Influenza Diagnosed in the US

February 23, 2022 |FDA Warns Consumers about Powdered Infant Formula Recall

January 24, 2022 | UDAF Announces Creation of Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Division

December 20, 2021 | UDAF Seeks Applicants for H.R. 133 SCBGP Stimulus Funding

December 14, 2021 | UDAF Releases Centennial Strategic Plan

October 7, 2021 | FDA Announces Signing of Domestic Mutual Reliance Agreements with California, Florida, Utah and Wisconsin

September 9, 2021 | UDAF Announces Emergency Disaster Relief Program

September 8, 2021 | UDAF Celebrates Centennial with Interactive State Fair Exhibit

September 7, 2021 | West Nile Virus Confirmed in Utah Horses

August 19, 2021 | UDAF Offers Free Pesticide Collection and Disposal

June 9, 2021 | UDAF Announces $112,500 Startup Grant for the Development of Local Food Hub

June 9, 2021 | UDAF Urges Extreme Caution with Agricultural Burns Amidst Exceptional Drought Conditions

May 6, 2021 | UDAF and USBE Announce $250,000 Utah-Grown Incentive Program to Benefit Children and Utah Farmers

May 5, 2021 | UPDATED UDAF Covid-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets

April 29, 2021 | UPDATED UDAF Covid-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets

April 29, 2021 | UDAF Temporarily Adjusts Medical Cannabis Testing Due to Global Shortages of Laboratory Supplies

April 15, 2021 | UDAF Seeks Applicants for Utah Medical Cannabis Establishment Board

April 9, 2021 | UDAF’s COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets 

April 7, 2021 | New Wool Laboratory to Add Critical Infrastructure for Utah's Wool Industry

April 1, 2021 | Consumer Advisory: Real Water, Inc. Issues Precautionary Recall of Real Water Brand Drinking Water Due to Possible Health Risk 

March 12, 2021 | UDAF’s COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets 

March 8, 2021 | UDAF  Initiates 2021 Japanese Beetle Eradication Plan

February 1, 2021 | UDAF’s COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets

January 26, 2021 | UDAF Seeks Proposals for $350,000 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

January 21, 2021 | UDAF and USU Study Finds Growth Potential for Utah Beef Processing and Sales

January 19, 2021 | UDAF Celebrates 100 Years of Supporting Utah Agriculture and Food 

January 4, 2021 |UDAF Welcomes Craig Buttars as New Commissioner of Agriculture and Food and Expresses Gratitude to Commissioner R. Logan Wilde

December 28, 2020 | Ongoing One Health Response and Investigation on Utah Mink Farms Yields Encouraging Results

December 4, 2020 | UDAF Urges Consumers to Monitor Christmas Trees for Invasive Species and Consider Local Options

November 23, 2020 | Harvest Gratitude Day — Giving Thanks and Celebrating the Importance of Agriculture with Utah School Children

November 18, 2020 | UDAF Statement on Cannabis Cultivation Licenses

November 18, 2020 | UDAF Celebrates Collection of 10.5 Tons of Pesticide Waste

November 3, 2020 | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Issues Warning About Fraudulent Sanitizer and Disinfectant Claims Against Coronavirus

October 29, 2020 | Department of the Interior Returns Management and Protection of Wolves to State, Tribes Following Successful Recovery Efforts

October 14, 2020 | UDAF’s COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets

September 16, 2020 | Free Pesticide Waste Collection Events Offered by Utah Department of Agriculture and Food

August 17, 2020 | First Cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Mink in the United States Confirmed in Utah

August 5, 2020 | UPDATED "Yellow Phase" UDAF's COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets. Click here for updated guidelines.

August 5, 2020 | UPDATED "Orange Phase" UDAF's COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets. Click here for updated guidelines.

July 27, 2020 | Utahns Who Have Received Unsolicited Packages Containing Seeds Encouraged to Deliver Contents to UDAF State Seed Lab for Testing

July 22, 2020 | Producers Near Zion National Park Warned to Prevent Animal Exposure to Toxic Algae Bloom in N. Fork of Virgin River

July 13, 2020 | Utah Retail Outlets Can Now Apply To Sell Industrial Hemp Products

June 24, 2020 | Fatal Rabbit Disease Detected in Utah

June 17, 2020 | Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Reaffirms Confidence in Health and Safety of Local Meat Processors

June 10, 2020 | Utah’s Own Partnering with Dairy West Curds + Kindness Initiative

June 9, 2020 | UPDATED "Yellow Phase" UDAF's COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets. Click here for updated guidelines.

June 9, 2020 | UPDATED "Orange Phase" UDAF's COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets. Click here for updated guidelines.

May 22, 2020 | Utah's Own Brings Confidence to the Table with New Initiative Encouraging Utahns to Eat Locally-Produced Agricultural and Food Products

May 21, 2020 | UDAF’s COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets Issued

May 1, 2020 | Legislature Allocates up to $20 million to Agriculture in COVID-19 Relief Funding

April 29, 2020 | UDAF to Allow Private Custom Meat Plants to Slaughter and Process Livestock for Commercial Sale

April 21, 2020 | UDAF Releases Farmers Market Guidelines for 2020 Season.

March 31, 2020 |Retail requirements for restaurants for repackaging and selling food during Covid-19

March 17, 2020 | UDAF - Continuing to serve you

March 9, 2020 | Within the Agricultural Community

March 5, 2020 |Extended Equine Certificates of Veterinary Inspection

February 24, 2020 | UDAF Brand Inspection Program Creating Fiscal Responsibility for Citizens and Fairness for the Animal Industry

February 12, 2020 | First Woman on Utah Horse Racing Commission Board

January 14, 2020 | UDAF Commissioner Gibson resigns to run for Congress

January 2, 2020 | UDAF to Increase Focus on Agricultural Economic Development

December 6, 2019 | UDAF Urges Vigilance in Inspection of Christmas Trees for Invasive Species

November 22, 2019 | UDAF Hires New State Veterinarian

November 6, 2019 | UDAF Program Collects Nearly 25 Tons of Pesticide Waste

October 29, 2019 | Utah Egg Industry Recognized by Department of Agriculture and Food

October 25, 2019 | UDAF and Others Offer Reward for Information Cattle Loss Investigation

October 15, 2019 | UDAF to Host Egg Quality Assurance Plan Training

September 17, 2019 | UDAF Announces Availability of Water Optimization Funding

September 11, 2019 | UDAF Organizes Pesticide Collection Program

August 21, 2019 | New Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) Cases Now in Utah

August 9, 2019 | UDAF Urges Preparedness for Five-Year Brand Renewals in 2020

July 19, 2019 | Medical Cannabis Cultivator Licensees Selected

July 15, 2019 | UDAF Releases Three Medical Cannabis Rules for Public Comment

July 13, 2019 | UDAF Updates Timeline for Awarding Medical Cannabis Licenses

July 10, 2019 | Utah Receives $1.3 Million for Foodborne Illness Response Efforts

July 10, 2019 | USDA Makes Changes to National Sheep and Goat Scrapie Identification Requirements

June 27, 2019 | Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) Alert Notification

June 25, 2019 | Gibson Reminds Utahns of Firewood Quarantine

May 24, 2019 | Prospective Cannabis Cultivation Applicants Urged to Start Background Check Process

May 7, 2019 | Gibson Appoints Animal Industry Director

April 29, 2019 | Gibson Appoints UDAF Deputy Commissioner

April 26, 2019 | Agriculture Officials and Public Land Managers from Several Western States to Meet in St. George

April 2, 2019 | Top Utah Agriculture Commodity Report – 1st Quarter 2019

April 1, 2019 | Utah’s Own Companies Well-Represented at Associated Foods Buyer Show in SLC

April 15, 2019 | State Vet Update: EHV-1/EHM Situational Awareness in Utah

March 15, 2019 | Utah’s Own Products to be Featured in New State Liquor Store

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