Important News & Notices

• H1N1 Flu (North American Influenza Type A [H1N1], incorrectly called Swine Flu). 
  • Pork Producers
  • Human Health
• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
  • USDA website (Scroll to bottom of page)
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

• Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) Situation Report 
  • USDA-APHIS: Animal Health Monitoring & Surveillance (click here for current information)

• Water Quality & Agriculture
• Buffer Zones for Pesticides Near Waterbodies

• EPA Regulations Affecting Agriculture

• Pesticide Use Reporting System (PURS)

• Government Animal Identification Plan

• Country of Origin Labeling (COOL)

• Beef Quality Assurance Program

• 2007 Farm Bill

• Sheep Safety & Quality Assurance

• Farm Service Agency Programs

• Scrapie Eradication Program

• West Nile Virus

• Oregon Agripedia

  • The Oregon Agripedia combines the information of the Oregon Agricultural Statistics Bulletin, the Oregon Farmer’s Handbook, and the Oregon Agricultural Resources Directory into one handy reference for Oregon agriculture facts, laws, and resources.

  • The Navigator 

• Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease (RHD)

• USDA Government link with official information & updates

• National Cattlemens' Beef Association page on BSE

Federal Code of Regulations on Feed Ban/Processing

(CITE: 21CFR589) NOTE: These regulations have changed.

New Interim rules are in place and in the open comment period.

• Old Rules:

General Provisions

Animal proteins prohibited in ruminant feed

• New Rules:

Expanded BSE Safeguards announced!

Government Animal Identification Plan

Plans:   

ODA - Division of Animal Health & Identification

Northwest Pilot Project - BEEF

American Sheep Industry Association - See Animal ID

Fact Sheets:

LMIC FACT SHEETS

• Shelby's COOL Article

• Iowa Beef Center  -  Current, useful resources for COOL.   

• USDA Ag Marketing Service

• Kansas State Website on COOL

• FAQ by Dr. Peel, Oaklahoma State University

Beef Quality Assurance Program

....."provides the steps for producing quality beef
that satisfies our consumers' desires
for a safe, wholesome and quality eating experience."

Scrapie Eradication program

through USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

1-866-USDA-TAG (1-866-873-2824)

West Nile Virus

• Water Quality Management Area Plans and Rules

• Department of Environmental Quality Local items for Agriculture

• Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) for your basin

• Insight Consultants compilations on Umpqua Basin TMDL

• Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) rules

Buffer Zones for Pesticides Near Waterbodies

Listed pesticides being sprayed near listed waterbodies may have new regulations in addition to those on the pesticide label. There may be a buffer zone of a certain distance 20 yards for ground application or 100 yards for aerial application to which you must adhere.

The link takes you to the ODA webpage for more information. The list of pesticides and maps (slow to load) for each affected county are available on line.

Pesticide Use Reporting System (PURS)

(available from the Oregon Department of Agriculture)

2002 Farm Bill

Farm Service Agency Programs

• Call Pam Davis at 673-6071
  • or for Q&A session, click: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/farmbill/fbfaqhome.asp .

• Livestock Compensation Program (LCP)
  • Sign up April 1- early June 2003
  • NOT 1st come, first served
  • Forms - CCC370 and CCC370A

• Lamb & Ewe payments through July 2003

• Wool & Mohair and Unshorn pelts.