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USDA APHIS Updates Interim Guidance for Veterinary Health Certificates
USDA APHIS Updates Interim Guidance for Veterinary Health Certificates

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service continues to recognize the unprecedented challenge that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to trade. Here's the latest interim guidance for U.S. CBP ag specialists.

Fairs are looking quite a bit different this year with many going virtual or being held with very few spectators. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean we can take a break from the threat of activism.
Activists Set Sights on 4-H and FFA Despite Fewer Fairs

Many animal activists have taken the current circumstances and lack of public events as an opportunity to ramp up their online efforts, including ones targeting 4-H and FFA. Here's how to help mitigate their influence.

State Fairs in 2020: Decisions No One Wants to Make
State Fairs in 2020: Decisions No One Wants to Make

Piecing the puzzle together to find a solution has looked different for every state fair in 2020. Here's a look at the status of state fairs and insights from industry leaders along the way.

The samples of semen and embryos in USDA-Agricultural Research Service's National Animal Germplasm Collection, some of which predate the collection, have been stored in liquid nitrogen since the 1950s.
A One of a Kind Animal Germplasm Collection Reaches a Major Milestone

A sample of Duroc boar semen was the one millionth sample of animal germplasm to arrive at USDA-Agricultural Research Service's National Animal Germplasm Collection—a milestone in preserving genetic animal information.

Gene-Editing is finding its way to farms
Gene-Editing Finding its Way to the Farm

Gene-editing technology promises to solve some of nature's biggest challenges.

Genomic editing modifies an organism's existing genome, without inserting foreign DNA.
EU Puts the Brakes on Gene Editing

Genomic editing technology such as CRISPR/Cas9 offers tremendous potential for accelerating genetic progress, but a new ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) appears likely to stifle research and development.