Geni Wren

Online CE course on foreign animal disease

04/17/2012 10:00:00 AM

The web-based course, Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals (EEDA), will be offered July 10 – August 18, 2012. The course has been approved for 18 hours of continuing education through RACE. ... Full story.

Missouri Senator dogs HSUS

04/04/2012 10:30:00 AM

Missouri Farmers Care sent out an op-ed piece this week from Missouri state Sen. Michael Parsons outlining anti-agriculture tactics of the Humane Society of the United States that have been modified or failed in Missouri. Parsons, a staunch advocate for agriculture, says, “We don't need out-of-state interests to guide our state laws.” ... Full story.

Commentary: 'Get your paws off our laws!'

01/30/2012 9:15:00 AM

My pick for best bumper sticker so far in 2012 goes to Missouri Farmers Care for their “HSUS & PETA, Get Your Paws Off Our Laws!” sticker I saw last week. ... Full story.

Resistance blame game – humans first?

01/17/2012 11:00:00 AM

Livestock have been repeatedly implicated as the source of antimicrobial resistance, but new research from Scotland shows that, at least in the case of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104, resistance profiles are often showing up in humans before animals. Guy Loneragan, BVSc, PhD, offers some information to put this new research in context. ... Full story.

Swine disease management sets a good example

11/23/2011 5:30:00 AM

Livestock production today is efficient and for the most part conducted under the best management available, including close relationships with veterinarians. ... Full story.

Sen. Moran criticizes HSUS involvement in APHIS meeting

11/08/2011 3:39:10 PM

In a YouTube video, Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran soundly criticizes the USDA-APHIS for its plans to involve HSUS in planning an animal welfare scientific forum. ... Full story.

Vigilance Keeps BSE Risk Low

01/14/2011 1:23:27 PM

A January 13 press release from the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine indicates that feed enforcement activities to limit the spread of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) appear to be successful. ... Full story.

BQA Still Vital To Food Safety

12/17/2010 11:49:34 AM

The Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Program grew from its 1980 start as a Beef Safety Assurance Program (residue avoidance) in five states to a national education program. ... Full story.

Them Is Fightin' Words

06/11/2010 11:28:08 AM

A couple of weeks ago I was reading a commentary in the Kansas City Star that mentioned some readers recently objected to Kansas City being referred to as "Cowtown" in some article headlines. One reader said, "Isn't it time that The Star took the lead in getting rid of that name? Does the paper want other cities to think we’re all a bunch of hicks?" ... Full story.

California Puts A Face On Dairy Farmers

06/04/2010 9:35:48 AM

In the last couple of years TV has portrayed our nation’s livestock farmers in a bad light with some undercover videos. Those bad apples have painted a poor image of the rest of the country’s hard-working producers who care for their animals and care about the food they produce.
... Full story.

A View From The Valley

05/28/2010 11:10:44 AM

Previously my colleague from Drovers wrote about his daughter’s high school graduation and the message from the graduation speaker. This week while I vacationed in California for my niece’s high school graduation outside of Los Angeles, I have my own story to tell. But this one is about food.
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Cattle Welfare Begins With The Calf

05/21/2010 10:54:27 AM

Taking my familiar 120-mile drive from Kansas City to Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan. this week I passed though brilliant green (thanks to the spring rains) Flint Hills pastures dotted with healthy, grazing cattle.
... Full story.

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