Germany has two more African swine fever cases in farm pigs, ministry says

HAMBURG, July 3 (Reuters) - Two more case of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in farm pigs in Germany, Germany’s federal agriculture ministry said.

One was in the western state of Lower Saxony which was previously free of the disease and one in the eastern state of Brandenburg where the disease has been found before.

Some 280 pigs and 1,500 piglets on the farm in Emsland in Lower Saxony will be slaughtered on Sunday, the Lower Saxony state farm ministry said separately. Lower Saxony is a huge region for pig farming in Germany.

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University of Illinois unveils new swine biosecurity resource

The estimated economic impact is $50 billion over 10 years if African swine fever finds its way into the United States, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

And the threat is not limited to foreign animal diseases. High costs from endemic diseases, such as porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, also plague health and productivity on U.S. swine farms.

Nebraska to award $9.8 million in meat processor assistance grants

The Nebraska Department of Agriculture will award approximately $9.8 million in Independent Processor Assistance Program Grants to support projects designed to improve and/or expand Nebraska's meat processing capabilities. The money was designated for this program through Governor Ricketts' recommendation to utilize a portion of Nebraska's American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Story behind $2 million dairy cow

When a group of farmers recently got together to buy a Holstein cow for a record-breaking $1.925 million, they weren’t just buying any ordinary cow.

“We bought the factory. Now we’re going to start building things out of a factory,” raves Tim Abbott, of Enosburg Falls, Vt., one of the partners who recently bought a piece of S-S-I Doc Have Not 8784-ET during an auction at Duckett Holsteins in Rudolph, Wis.

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The Quest for a ‘Tick Map’

To slow down the rapid spread of tick-borne illnesses, the ideal public health strategy would be to predict where the pests are likely to be concentrated—and immediately getting this information to medical professionals and the public. That’s why researchers are trying to develop an accurate way of forecasting where dangerous ticks might be. Such a program could ideally be used like a weather map to anticipate danger areas.

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