While 2023 might seem a long way off, it’s not too early for livestock producers think about how recent Food and Drug Administration guidance might affect their operations, according to University of Missouri Extension veterinarian Craig Payne.
On June 11, the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine published Guidance for Industry No. 263(GFI #263) in the Federal Register. The document outlines a strategy and timeline for bringing all medically important antibiotics that are currently available over the counter under veterinary oversight. This will affect several antibiotics familiar to livestock producers.
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The November 2021 issue of the “Cow Country Reporter” from Cattle Producers of Louisiana is now available online.
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Dozens of beef cattle producers gathered to hear about the latest developments in the Louisiana beef industry at the Acadiana Area Beef Cattle Field Day held Oct. 23 in St. Martinville.
Luke Laborde, interim LSU vice president for agriculture and dean of the LSU College of Agriculture, addressed the crowd, stressing the importance of the beef cattle industry for the local and state economies.
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Water buffalo are not typical farm animals in West Feliciana Parish. But then Sarah Roland's farm isn't exactly typical.
On 52 acres near Lake Rosemound, three years have gone into Roland’s dream, Bayou Sarah Farms.
It's where fruit trees and wildflowers support the bees that produce Roland’s honey. Where free range chickens dine on natural protein and fertilize the pasture as they go. Where nitrogen-storing goumi plants help feed adjacent blueberry bushes.
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The owner of a Louisiana livestock business has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $76,000 from a federal aid program to help compensate farmers and ranchers for losses from the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.
Burnell Gabriel Zachary, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of theft from the U.S. government on Tuesday and agreed to repay $76,274 as part of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in Lafayette, court documents show.
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