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Dairy, Livestock

Report: 7% bird flu infection rate among exposed dairy workers

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided an update on how the avian flu has impacted dairy workers, David Murray writes. Read More

Cattle import restrictions are in place in 17 states due to confirmed positives of highly pathogenic avian influenza in some dairy herds. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
Avian, Dairy, Disaster, Disease, Livestock

Officials outline bird flu responses

Anthrax infections in cattle can strike quickly and without warning. North Dakota has seen 25 cases this year that led to the deaths of 170 cattle. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)
Ag News, Livestock

Anthrax: A sleeping cattle killer in your soil 



VECTOR, will focus on a range of vectors from mosquitoes, fleas and ticks like these brown dog ticks. (Photo by Courtney Sacco, Texas A&M AgriLife.)

Texas works to lessen spread of diseases by mosquitoes and ticks

corn field (Photo: iStock - zhengzaishuru)

Effects of ‘forever chemicals’ on agriculture topic of Oct. 18 NALC webinar

  • By Tru Joi Curtis │ U of A System Division of Agriculture
Close-up image of the equipment and process of drilling a new residential water well. Here is the finished, capped and tagged pcv pipe of the property's new water well. (Photo: iStock - skhoward)

Private Well Stewardship Program offered in four counties

A forage harvester works its way through an Oklahoma sorghum field in central Oklahoma. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)

Farm Safety Week 2023—No one can take your place

USDA and FDA comment on food export restrictions pertaining to COVID-19

Labor regulators issue guidance to protect meatpacking workers

Aggie veterinary labs provide COVID-19 sampling kits

Coronavirus concerns high in rural areas

  • By Brian Brus, Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources