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FSA Assistance Available to Producers Impacted by Bovine TB - 24 Mar 2008
The Farmer,With Bovine Tuberculosis impacting Northern Minnesota's beef and dairy industry, the USDA Farm Service Agency reminds producers that FSA loan programs are
Wisconsin to tighten Bovine TB requirements on Minnesota animals - 24 Mar 2008
Brownfield,...by Bob Meyer In anticipation of USDA downgrading Minnesota’s Bovine Tuberculosis status, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Bovine tuberculosis in Michigan dropped last year, state says - Mar 10, 2008
MLive.com,...(AP) — The prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in Michigan deer dropped during last year's hunting season, state wildlife officials reported Monday.
Pawlenty targets bovine tuberculosis in northwestern Minn ... - Mar 17, 2008
KXMC,Tim Pawlenty is taking a harder line against bovine tuberculosis in northwestern Minnesota. Pawlenty visited Roseau County to highlight measures to contain
Minnesota officials to open up deer shooting ‘24/7’ in bovine ... - Mar 17, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,...to open up deer shooting “24/7� for landowners in the area around Wannaska, Minn., where bovine tuberculosis has been found in cattle and wild deer.
Bovine tuberculosis confirmed in Shiawassee County - Feb 27, 2008
MLive.com,...(AP) — State officials have confirmed a case of bovine tuberculosis in a deer killed in Shiawassee County. That is well outside the part of Michigan where
Bovine Tuberculosis In Minnesota - Mar 13, 2008
KTTC,LANESBORO, MN -- With more worries of bovine tuberculosis in the state's cattle, the multi-billion dollar industry is getting hit hard.
Local farmer calls for all-out attack on bovine tuberculosis - Mar 6, 2008
Whitehaven News,RAVENGLASS farmer, Alistair Mackintosh, has endorsed calls for an all-out attack on bovine tuberculosis. Mr Mackintosh, who farms at Ravenglass and is the
Common sense can help stop spread of disease - Mar 21, 2008
Livingston Daily,It is not clear if bovine tuberculosis made its way to southeastern Michigan. However, the Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed that a deer
Tests, Quarantines & Permits to be Required for MN Cattle Imports - Mar 21, 2008
Wisconsin Ag Connection,According to State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt, the new requirements will take effect when Minnesota's bovine tuberculosis status is dropped,
BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS: Officials: Not quite ‘outbreak' - Feb 27, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,...are hoping to persuade federal authorities to define the area where bovine tuberculosis has been found in 11 cattle herds as a relatively small region.
Bovine Tuberculosis In Cattle And Badgers, British Veterinary ... - Feb 28, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed calls by a Parliamentary Select Committee for Defra to adopt a multi-faceted approach to tackling the
Coleman asks for emergency funding for Bovine TB - Mar 17, 2008
KSTP.com,...of Management and Budget Monday, asking officials to promptly approve emergency funding to address Minnesota’s current Bovine Tuberculosis crisis.
MP’s challenge over cattle - Mar 19, 2008
Shropshire Star,Shrewsbury MP Daniel Kawczynski has challenged the Government to end the “terrible suffering and misery� caused by bovine tuberculosis.
Coleman seeks immediate action on bovine TB - Mar 14, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,Norm Coleman, R-Minn., said Friday he is seeking immediate emergency funding to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis. His office said he’s sent a letter
Bovine TB found north of county - Mar 6, 2008
Livingston Daily,Originally a cattle disease, bovine tuberculosis is one of three types of TB, according to the DNR's Web site. The bovine strain can infect most mammals,
State to raise deer kill to reduce bovine TB - Mar 17, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),By MATT McKINNEY, Star Tribune The state's latest attempt to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis, a sickness that poses little threat to humans but has
Bovine TB outbreak nixes dead animal collection this spring - Mar 6, 2008
Crookston Daily Times,For more information on bovine Tuberculosis, visit the Minnesota Board of Animal Health Website at http://www.bah.state.mn.us/ or contact your local large
Bovine TB in NW Minn. attracting state, federal attention - Mar 17, 2008
Bemidji Pioneer,Northwest Minnesota’s fight against bovine tuberculosis gained attention Monday on both state and federal fronts. Area farmers and ranchers met with Gov.
Bovine TB found in 11th Minnesota beef operation - Mar 3, 2008
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,19 that cattle from a Beltrami County cattle operation tested positive for bovine Tuberculosis (TB). This herd tested negative in 2005 and 2006,
IN THE MAIL: Let’s rid Minnesota of bovine TB - Mar 19, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,THIEF RIVER FALLS — Bovine tuberculosis is a topic that we’ve unfortunately become all too familiar with in northern Minnesota. The past few years have not
More information on bovine TB finding - Mar 3, 2008
Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide,...the Minnesota Department of Animal Health announced a fourth northwest Minnesota beef herd tested positive for bovine Tuberculosis (TB) since Oct. 2007.
Deer reduction doesn’t include public land - Mar 18, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,A contagious respiratory disease, bovine tuberculosis first was found in cattle herds near Skime in 2005. The disease, which officials say resembles a
Bovine TB found in another Roseau County - Feb 24, 2008
High Plains Journal,...(AP)--Bovine tuberculosis has turned up in another Roseau County beef cattle herd. The Board of Animal Health says the herd tested negative in 2005 and 2006
Pawlenty, Coleman take bovine TB actions - Mar 17, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,The bovine tuberculosis matter in northwest Minnesota is getting attention today from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, state Agriculture Secretary Gene Hugoson
Bovine TB rate down, future of hunting questioned - Mar 17, 2008
The Bay City Times - MLive.com,By Helen Lounsbury Last week's state report announcing that bovine tuberculosis prevalence rates in white-tailed deer dropped to 1.4 percent in Northeast
Jolley: Five Minutes With Dr. Robert Fourdraine - Mar 21, 2008
CattleNetwork.com,Indicative of the reduced number of officially identified animals, recent bovine tuberculosis investigations here in the United States took on average more
Four-walleye limit proposal made - Mar 15, 2008
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),The spread of bovine tuberculosis in northwestern Minnesota has forced the Department of Natural Resources to consider killing some wild elk.
Badger cull is vital, say MPs, as TB spreads to llama farms - Feb 24, 2008
Times Online,A cull of badgers is vital to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis throughout the country, a parliamentary inquiry will say. The vaccination of badgers
County Board approves bovine TB resolution - Mar 5, 2008
Bemidji Pioneer,Beltrami County joined Tuesday a growing group of northwest Minnesota counties demanding urgent action to protect cattle herds from bovine tuberculosis.
Badger culls could take place to address bovine TB, say MPs - Feb 26, 2008
Guardian Unlimited,The committee also stresses that such action will not on its own defeat bovine tuberculosis. South-west England, Staffordshire and Derbyshire,
Bovine TB detected in Shiawasee County deer - Mar 4, 2008
Cheboygan Daily Tribune (subscription),Test results have confirmed that a deer harvested in the late antlerless deer season in Shiawassee County was infected with bovine tuberculosis.
County to consider bovine TB resolution - Mar 2, 2008
Bemidji Pioneer,The state would be asked to provide a “significant reduction of free-ranging white-tail deer and elk� that could be the cause of bovine tuberculosis in
Emergency funding sought for bovine TB - Mar 14, 2008
In-Forum,Norm Coleman, R-Minn., on Friday urged a federal official to promptly approve emergency funding to address Minnesota’s bovine tuberculosis crisis.
Bovine TB sharpshooters in northwestern - Mar 14, 2008
High Plains Journal,Hart is overseeing the sharp-shooting campaign now under way to remove additional deer from the core area of a bovine tuberculosis outbreak in Roseau
Rate of bovine TB drops - Mar 11, 2008
Cheboygan Daily Tribune (subscription),By MARK SPENCLEY News that the prevalence rate of bovine tuberculosis in Michigan's whitetailed deer population dropped in 2007 comes as a victory for both
DNR to Issue Deer Permits in TB Area - Mar 18, 2008
The Farmer,Permits for landowners and tenants to shoot deer as part of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources efforts to help eliminate bovine tuberculosis from
Coleman seeks federal role in battle against bovine TB - Mar 6, 2008
Bemidji Pioneer,Calling bovine tuberculosis “a very, very serious issue for Minnesota cattle producers,� US Sen. Norm Coleman said he’s seeking a greater federal role in
New case of bovine TB could mean downgrade of MN status - Mar 7, 2008
High Plains Journal,...(AP)--Another case of bovine tuberculosis has been found in Minnesota--this time in a beef cattle herd in Beltrami County. The Minnesota Board of Animal
Producers differ on cattle tracking - Feb 24, 2008
Baltimore Sun,Several states, including California , Minnesota and Michigan , are experiencing outbreaks of bovine tuberculosis. The spread of other cattle illnesses,
VIEWPOINT: Minnesota livestock industry faces a serious threat - Mar 15, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,In the past six months, testing has identified bovine tuberculosis in four Minnesota cattle herds. As a result, the US Department of Agriculture will
Bovine TB testing of cattle continues in Iosco, Ogemaw - Mar 5, 2008
Oscoda Press,...by Jason Ogden PRESCOTT - The public was informed on the status of bovine tuberculosis (TB) testing during a public meeting held by the Michigan Department
Bovine TB informational meetings set for March 13 and 14 - Mar 5, 2008
Hutchinson Leader,Livestock producers interested in the anticipated downgrade of the state’s bovine tuberculosis status are invited to three informational meetings in
Lake Michigan tourney announced - Mar 16, 2008
South Bend Tribune,Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (TB) dropped to 1.4 percent in Michigan counties were it has been detected in recent years, according to DNR officials.
Schafer to seek federal aid - Mar 21, 2008
Grand Forks Herald,...to see of if he can streamline federal aid in dealing with the bovine tuberculosis problem found in cattle and deer in and around Roseau County, Minn.
Farmers Concerned After Confirmed Tuberculosis Case - Feb 28, 2008
WLNS,Dr. Steven Halstead, State Veterinarian: "We've identified a white tail deer that has been proven to have bovine tuberculosis." Dr. Steven Halstead says
BOVINE TB: COMMENT BY DAVID DREW MP - Feb 26, 2008
thisisgloucestershire.co.uk,Though very damaging to farming and the economy alike, unfortunately these diseases pale in significance to the ongoing problems that bovine tuberculosis in
NFU endorses EFRA committee's call for all out attack on bovine TB� - Feb 26, 2008
Farming UK,Hilary Benn, to grasp the nettle, and adopt the unanimous recommendations of a House of Commons committee for an all-out attack on bovine tuberculosis,
NDA reminds producers of import regulations for cattle entering - Mar 7, 2008
High Plains Journal,...herd within the last twelve months, which will likely downgrade Minnesota's current bovine Tuberculosis status to Modified Accredited (MA).
DFLers propose $49M windfall for schools: Controversial plan would ... - Mar 21, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The bill also would repeal other tax breaks ranging from a bovine tuberculosis testing credit to an airline jobs credit. Lenczewski said she plans to use
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