USDA Tests Will Confirm Soy Rust Spread-Source
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Results on tests for soybean rust on Monday were expected to confirm the fungus has spread to three more Louisiana fields and one in Mississippi, an industry official familiar with the investigation told Reuters.
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British government sources confirmed a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease on a cattle farm in southern England on Wednesday, according to reports on BBC and Sky television.
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Nov 18, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said today it is running confirmatory tests on a possible new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease.
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Results of tests to establish whether a farm worker contracted bird flu are due to be revealed.
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The US Department of Agriculture yesterday said it is testing a suspect animal for mad cow disease and would know within a week whether it has discovered the second case in the United States.
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The first case of soybean rust, an  economically devastating disease for farmers, has been found in  the mainland United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department  said on Wednesday.
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A possible new case of mad cow disease has been found in the United States, the Agriculture Department said yesterday. Oklahoma agriculture officials are not revealing whether an inconclusive test for mad cow disease came from an Oklahoma bovine.
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The first case of soybean rust, an economically devastating disease for farmers, has been found in the mainland United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
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A potential new case of mad cow disease has been found in the US - but tests so far are inconclusive, said US agriculture officials.
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A Holstein in western Japan tested positive for mad cow disease in a preliminary test conducted Saturday, an official said.
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The first US cases of soybean rust, a fungus that hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday.
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The U.S. Agriculture Department expected test results late Wednesday on whether soybean rust had infected another Louisiana field, the sixth in a week, a spokesman said.
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U.S. Agriculture Department tests  confirmed the spread of soybean rust, a yield-slashing fungus,  in three more fields in Louisiana, a university scientist  familiar with USDA activities told Reuters on Tuesday.
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The first case of soybean rust has  been found on the mainland United States and could affect U.S.  crops for the near future, costing farmers millions of dollars,  the Agriculture Department said on Wednesday.
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A SECOND CASE OF BSE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS MAD COW DISEASE, HASN&#39;T BEEN CERTIFIED YET HERE IN THE US. THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SAYS A RAPID SCREENING TEST ON A COW IN AN UNDISCLOSED STATE IS INCONCLUSIVE.
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An animal suspected of having mad cow disease was given a clean bill of health in a second round of sophisticated testing, the US Agriculture
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US Department of Agriculture officials yesterday said an initial test for mad cow disease has yielded an &quot;inconclusive&quot; result in a cow targeted under the department&#39;s high-risk category, prompting