When you walk into the local feed store after the first of the year, many will be surprised to find out what is no longer available to use for controlling diseases in farm animals. When I talk to people that have a have a few chickens, some pigs or a goat hanging around, they tell [...]
Ready or not, here it comes! Effective January 1, 2017, the 3-year transition period regarding the use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is in full effect. Small farmers and backyard producers that have been relying on OTC antibiotics to treat outbreaks of disease will no longer be able to get commonly used products without the [...]
How many of us who own a vehicle have received a notice or at least heard about a vehicle “recall” for some gadget or device? Over the years the list has grown pretty long from defective air bags to seats that get too hot to trunks that won’t open. Some items seem pretty trivial and [...]
