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WEST CHESTER, PA — The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) has awarded the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) $10,000 to be used for educational purposes.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration the week approved a first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA) in a line of domestic pigs, referred to as GalSafe pigs, which …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Extension Risk Management Education Program and U.S. Department of Agriculture are hosting a webinar on Nov. 12 for agricultural producers and professionals focused on livestock risk …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding is calling for research proposals that will strengthen and grow Pennsylvania’s poultry, swine, lamb, sheep and goat farming industries. Funded by the 2019 …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and State Veterinarian Dr. Kevin Brightbill were joined on Friday by industry experts at Country View Family Farms of Hatfield Quality Meats to …
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PENNSYLVANIA FURNACE, PA — Producers from Pennsylvania and other states have consigned performance tested ram lambs and meat goat bucks for the 42nd annual Performance Tested Ram Lamb and 18th …
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HARRISBURG, PA — The battle to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Pennsylvania is expanding into new areas.
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HARRISBURG, PA — The 2020 Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE) has been canceled to mitigate the risk of COVID-19. KILE was originally scheduled to run September 25 – October 4, …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue is praising the safe reopening of critical infrastructure meatpacking facilities across the United States.
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HARRISBURG, PA — The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and PennAg Industries announced that $280,000 is available to Pennsylvania’s poultry, swine, lamb, goat, and sheep processors to reimburse costs associated with …
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