Workshop Set for Farmers’ Marketers in Ogden, UT Bison Association Seeks to Strengthen Producers’ Direct Marketing Skills November 16, 2018 Increasing profitability of farmers’ market booths, on-farm stores and agritourism enterprises will be the focus of a special training workshop for bison producers and other growers at 3:30 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2018 at
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Bison Day Celebrates National Mammal’s Cultural, Ecological and Economic Role WESTMINSTER, CO (November 2, 2018) – Events across the country this weekend will celebrate the important role that America’s National Mammal, the American Bison, has played in the cultural, ecological and economic life of the North America. A resolution sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hoeven
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Senators Push to Stop Consumers from Getting Buffaloed by Mislabeled Meat Westminster, CO (October 30) – A bipartisan group of five U.S. Senators today pushed federal regulators to immediately halt the sale of imported water buffalo meat products labeled in a matter that leads consumers to believe they are buying North American bison. Republican Senators
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Bison Ranchers Corral D.C. Policymakers on Labeling, Trade, Research More than 35 Meetings Held during Three Day Stampede Washington, D.C. (September 14, 2018) – A delegation of 18 bison ranchers from 11 states headed home today after a stampeding across the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Capitol Hill for two days this week to discuss
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NBA Unveils Campaign to Address Mycoplasma bovis The NBA’s Science and Research Committee, in cooperation with South Dakota State University, unveiled a plan to address Mycoplasma bovis in bison herds. M. bovis is a respiratory disease that can decimate infected bison. While a vaccine is available to producers through Newport Labs – http://www.newportlabs.com/ – the
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