(Undated) — At least 20 people have been infected, and four have died, in a Listeria outbreak tied to ready-to-eat pasta meals sold nationwide, including in Utah. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food issued a health alert yesterday warning consumers about contaminated products sold at Walmart and Trader Joe’s. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Farmers and ranchers in 17 Utah counties are being invited to apply for drought relief loans. Governor Cox issued an emergency declaration for much of southern Utah last month due to severe and extreme drought conditions. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Tuesday […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Farmers are fighting a large avian flu outbreak that has prompted them to cull over 100-thousand chickens and turkeys. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Friday the animals were killed after multiple avian flu cases were detected in Piute and Salt Lake County […]
(Cache County, UT) — The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has announced the second confirmed case of bird flu in the state. The agency said Saturday that the highly contagious avian flu was found in birds on a farm in Cache County. The first case was discovered in Utah […]
The state of Utah has recently seen an uptick in livestock shooting cases. Since April of 2020 there has been 17 head of livestock killed, with the majority of those cases occurring in central Utah. Lean Hunting with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food stated, with all that has […]
In the early hours of June 26, three horses were shot in Millard County with one later succumbing to its injuries. In a post on the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s Facebook page, they encouraged anyone with information about the incident to report it to the Millard Sheriff’s Office […]
