The inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2022 was 72.5 million head, down 1% from a year ago and down slightly from March 1, 2022 according to data from the US Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), a branch of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced a new effort to prevent the spread of the African swine fever (ASF) to the United States.
Scientists with the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) aim to enhance the capacity of regulatory agencies to trace Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 back to its source during a foodborne outbreak investigation by studying how the DNA of a specific population of E. coli gradually evolves within its natural environment.
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) funded a food safety study conducted through the University of Georgia (UGA).
