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According to Richard Flournoy, deputy administrator of product management for the USDA-Risk Management Agency (RMA), silage corn can be eligible for planting on prevent plant acres. 

Scientists from USDA developed the tools to mass produce penicillin, which was used for treating wounded soldiers over 70 years ago during World War II.

USDA is reportedly developing alternative options to the WHO guidelines which limit the use of antibiotics in food animals.

Antimicrobial Resistance or AMR occurs naturally in bacteria and AMR far predates human existence.

Michigan State University Extension, in partnership with other Land-Grant Universities, is conducting a nationwide survey of food-animal producers to learn more about the impact of VFD rules.

A study looks at the potential for antibiotic resistance in calves fed waste milk.

U.S. fatalities associated with antibiotic-resistant pathogens have declined, but threats remain as resistance emerges in previously susceptible organisms.

When the FDA issued its final veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules back in 2015, they also released a draft guidance for industry (GFI) offering answers to anticipated questions.

A group of Chinese dairy researchers recently examined whether the presence of antibiotics in the liquid ration impacted the growth, ruminal function or gut microbial population of preweaned calves.

“The Farm Cost of Decreasing Antimicrobial Use in Dairy Production,” published in PLOS One, shows the cost of forgoing antibiotics on dairy farms would average out to $61 per cow annually.

Regardless of the financial advantages of feeding waste milk to calves, an important question is whether this practice can affect the calves’ health and result in unnecessary selection of antibiotic resistant bacteria.

With the pilot project ending January 1, it's unclear what happens now.

An outbreak of a multi-drug resistant Heidelberg strain of Salmonella has affected 54 people in 15 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

When the FDA issued its final VFD rules back in 2015, they also released a draft guidance for industry offering answers to anticipated questions regarding application of the rules in common and unusual circumstances.

Reflections on successes, challenges and questions after one year under expanded veterinary feed directive (VFD) rules.

Farmers, vets and hoof trimmers need to develop conservative protocols to avoid the risk of milk residues from tetracycline.

Despite what proved to be wearisome season, farmers are back in the fields once again planting cover crops to help protect their soil .

Draft policy for global use appears weaker than U.S. regime.

After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops cattle farmers are using to stretch fall grazing.