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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Reports Positive Test Result for Avian Influenza at Texas Facility

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Infectious Diseases, Supermarket, Restaurant, Bar, Food, Beverage, Health, Retail, Agriculture, Supply Chain Management, Natural Resources, USDA, Season, APHIS, Risk, Virus, Security (finance), HPAI, CALM

Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.

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Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.
Cal-Maine Foods is working to secure production from other facilities to minimize disruption to its customers.
The Company remains dedicated to robust biosecurity programs across its locations; however, no farm is immune from HPAI.
The APHIS division of the USDA and individual states track and publicly report individual incidents of HPAI by location.

Post Holdings Reports Avian Influenza at Third-Party Contracted Facilities and Updates Fiscal Year 2024 Adjusted EBITDA Outlook

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Thursday, December 7, 2023

Post Holdings, APHIS, Forecasting, Acquisition, Adjustment, USDA, Investment, GAAP, Post, Nature, Poultry farming

Post also updated its non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal year 2024.

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Post also updated its non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA guidance for fiscal year 2024.
Michael Foods’ third-party contracted egg-laying flocks in Iowa and Ohio tested positive for avian influenza.
The facilities house approximately 4.2 million egg-laying hens, or approximately 10% of Post’s controlled supply, inclusive of owned and third-party contracted farms.
No change was made to the outlook range for today’s announcement of avian influenza as Post management believes the related financial impact is within the tolerances of the range.

USDA APHIS Announces Major Award to PlantPharm BioMed to Develop Edible COVID Vaccine for Animals

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

PlantPharm BioMed, Ltd. has been awarded more than $900,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) to develop a stable, feed delivered SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) animal vaccine.

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PlantPharm BioMed, Ltd. has been awarded more than $900,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) to develop a stable, feed delivered SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) animal vaccine.
The edible vaccine will allow animals of multiple species whether wild or domestic to be easily vaccinated, thus breaking the animal-related path of the pandemic chain of COVID-19.
PlantPharm will produce an ‘Oral Solid Dose’ vaccine using the company’s proprietary production platform for plant-based vaccines using plants as surrogates thus becoming vaccine factories.
For more information about PlantPharm BioMed’s edible animal vaccine visit: https://plantpharm-biomed-40498911.hubspotpagebuilder.com/plant-based-ed...

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Reports Positive Test Result for Avian Influenza at Kansas Facility

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

FDA, Food, Beverage, Health, Retail, Supermarket, Sale, Egg as food, HPAI, Acquisition, Security (finance), USDA, CALM, Risk, Disease, Weather, Marketing, APHIS, COVID-19, Poultry, Poultry farming

Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.

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Production at the facility has temporarily ceased as the Company follows the protocols prescribed by the USDA.
According to the USDA, these detections do not present an immediate public health concern and are not a threat to the food supply.
Also, according to the USDA, HPAI cannot be transmitted through safely handled and properly cooked eggs or poultry.
There have been no positive tests for HPAI at any other Cal-Maine Foods locations to date.

Concentric By Ginkgo and Texas A&M University Awarded USDA NIFA AFRI Grant to Conduct Genomic Animal Research to Prevent Zoonotic Disease Spillover

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Friday, September 29, 2023

BOSTON and COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), which is building the leading platform for cell programming and biosecurity, and Texas A&M University today announced they have been jointly awarded a research grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) via the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (NIFA AFRI) to study SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer populations in Texas.

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This research is one of the first at-scale studies that will conduct widespread DNA sequencing of white-tailed deer in Texas.
White-tailed deer are a farmed animal species that have historically had high positivity rates of SARS-CoV-2 in wild populations throughout the United States.
Texas A&M will screen both historic and newly collected samples for the presence of the virus, which will then be sequenced and analyzed by Concentric.
"This data and research will provide governments, industry leaders, and academics the information they need to optimize behaviors and provide early warnings to help prevent disease spillover."

Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. Welcomes Jill Bieker Stefanelli, Ph.D. to Board of Directors; Alexander L. Cappello Steps Down

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

Separately, Alexander L. Cappello has stepped down from the Company’s Board.

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Separately, Alexander L. Cappello has stepped down from the Company’s Board.
Jill Bieker Stefanelli, Ph.D. joins Navidea’s Board of Directors with demonstrated experience leading fast-paced organizations focused on transformative precision medicine.
Separately, Alexander L. Cappello, after having joined Navidea in 2021 and recently serving as Chair of the Board, has decided to step down to pursue opportunities outside the organization.
“We thank Mr. Cappello for his contribution,” said John K. Scott, Jr, Navidea’s Vice Chair of the Board.

Bangladesh Lifts Fumigation Requirements on U.S. Cotton Following CCI-Sponsored U.S. Cotton Tour

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

COT, APHIS, NCC, U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex, National Cotton Council of America, CCI, Fumigation, Language, Government, FAS, USDA, Boll Weevil Eradication Program, Growth, Foreign Agricultural Service, Commerce, Textile

Bangladesh's Agricultural and Commerce Ministries' decision to lift the fumigation requirements came after six Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture delegation members joined a CCI-sponsored U.S. cotton tour coordinated with the National Cotton Council (NCC).

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Bangladesh's Agricultural and Commerce Ministries' decision to lift the fumigation requirements came after six Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture delegation members joined a CCI-sponsored U.S. cotton tour coordinated with the National Cotton Council (NCC).
Although there is some domestic cotton produced in Bangladesh, it accounts for 1% or less of total demand.
Bangladesh was a Top 10 export market for U.S. cotton in 2022, with exports valued at $477.07 million ( https://www.fas.usda.gov/regions/bangladesh ).
Cotton Council International (CCI) is a non-profit trade association that promotes U.S. cotton fiber and manufactured cotton products around the globe with our COTTON USA™ Mark.

Bangladesh Lifts Fumigation Requirements on U.S. Cotton Following CCI-Sponsored U.S. Cotton Tour

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

COT, APHIS, NCC, U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex, National Cotton Council of America, CCI, Fumigation, Multimedia, Language, Government, FAS, USDA, Boll Weevil Eradication Program, Growth, Foreign Agricultural Service, Commerce, Textile

Bangladesh's Agricultural and Commerce Ministries' decision to lift the fumigation requirements came after six Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture delegation members joined a CCI-sponsored U.S. cotton tour coordinated with the National Cotton Council (NCC).

Key Points:

Bangladesh's Agricultural and Commerce Ministries' decision to lift the fumigation requirements came after six Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture delegation members joined a CCI-sponsored U.S. cotton tour coordinated with the National Cotton Council (NCC).
Although there is some domestic cotton produced in Bangladesh, it accounts for 1% or less of total demand.
Bangladesh was a Top 10 export market for U.S. cotton in 2022, with exports valued at $477.07 million ( https://www.fas.usda.gov/regions/bangladesh ).
Cotton Council International (CCI) is a non-profit trade association that promotes U.S. cotton fiber and manufactured cotton products around the globe with our COTTON USA™ Mark.

Moolec Science Achieves USDA-APHIS Regulatory Status Review Clearance for Molecular Farming Product

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, Genetic engineering, U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Security, Food safety, Genetic distance, GE, CFR, Animal, Movement, Plant, U.S. Department of Agriculture Cotton Annex, USDA, Risk, GLA, MLEC, FDA, Agriculture

To access the Regulatory Status Review ("RSR") response from USDA-APHIS, click here.

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To access the Regulatory Status Review ("RSR") response from USDA-APHIS, click here.
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Moolec's CEO and co-founder Gaston Paladini stated, "This important milestone reinforces our go-to-market path and validates our proposed regulatory strategy.
He finished by declaring, "The green light from USDA-APHIS bolsters the idea of the safe use of Molecular Farming technology to improve nutritional profile for end food products.
He concluded, "We are positive that this achievement paves the way for our upcoming regulatory reviews in our pipeline."

Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Aerial Shooting of Cattle

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Last year, the NMCGA filed a temporary restraining order in an effort to stop the Forest Service's plan to use aerial gunning to eliminate free-roaming cattle from the wilderness area, during which 65 cattle were shot at and killed from a helicopter.

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Last year, the NMCGA filed a temporary restraining order in an effort to stop the Forest Service's plan to use aerial gunning to eliminate free-roaming cattle from the wilderness area, during which 65 cattle were shot at and killed from a helicopter.
A stipulation resulting from last year's lawsuit required that the Forest Service provide the cattle growers and the public 75-days' written notice before future shooting commenced.
"No matter what the Forest Service claims, this is unadulterated animal cruelty," said Humane Farming Association National Director Bradley Miller.
That agency intends "to shoot as many as 150 cattle with high-powered rifles from a helicopter, leaving their carcasses strewn throughout New Mexico's Gila Wilderness," reads the new lawsuit.