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Press Releases
September 8, 2023 | UDAF Announces 2023 Speciality 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 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
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
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
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
November 18, 2020 | UDAF Statement on Cannabis Cultivation Licenses
November 18, 2020 | UDAF Celebrates Collection of 10.5 Tons of Pesticide Waste
October 14, 2020 | UDAF’s COVID-19 Food Establishment Permit Guidelines for Farmers Markets
August 17, 2020 | First Cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Mink in the United States Confirmed in Utah
July 13, 2020 | Utah Retail Outlets Can Now Apply To Sell Industrial Hemp Products
June 24, 2020 | Fatal Rabbit Disease Detected in Utah
June 10, 2020 | Utah’s Own Partnering with Dairy West Curds + Kindness Initiative
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 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 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 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
