STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 12 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Dr. Guiping Hu, head of the School of Industrial Engineering and Management at Oklahoma State University, and Dr. Lizhi Wang of IEM were recently awarded funds from Bovita Labs, a subsidiary of Select Milk Producers. The proposal, titled "Systematic Integration of Data Sets for Identifying Environmental and Management Factors that Affect the Health and Productivity of Dairy Cows," aims to create an integrate more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated Aug. 1, 2024, from the American Frozen Food Institute, Arlington, Virginia: * * * To: Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Re: Hazard Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls for Human Food; Draft Guidance for Industry; Appendix 1: Known or Reasonably Foreseeab more ST

ROME, Italy, Aug. 13 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2024: Jerusalem/Cairo- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delivering 2 452 veterinary kits to livestock-keeping households in Gaza to improve animal health and preserve herding livelihoods across the Strip. The near ten-month conflict has caused the collapse of local food production and agrifood value chains, contributing to the rapid deteriorat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Defense Logistics Agency troop support unit issued the following high-value contract information through the Pentagon on Aug. 1, 2024. GOSSNER FOODS INC., Logan, Utah, was awarded a maximum $30,526,437 fixed-priced with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (SPE3S1-24-D-Z205) for ultra-high temperature milk. This was a competitive acquisition with one response received. This is a five-year contract with no option periods. Using mil more CTR

AYR, Scotland, Aug. 13 -- The Journal of Dairy Research, a journal that says it features biology, wellbeing and technology of lactating animals and the foods they produce from the Hannah Dairy Research Foundation, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2024 edition (Vol. 91, Issue 1): Here are excerpts: * * * Research Article * Comparison of nonlinear functions to describe lactation curves for cumulative milk production in buffalo * Functional properties of crea more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: Newborns managed with The Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) care approach for opioid withdrawal were more likely than those receiving traditional care to breastfeed during their hospital stay and to continue breastfeeding through discharge. ESC emphasizes non-pharmacologic care and teaches parents to care for their infa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) led a letter alongside fellow Congressional Agricultural Trade Caucus co-chairs Reps. Jim Costa (D-CA), Dusty Johnson, (R-SD), and Jimmy Panetta, (D-CA) to Ambassador Luis Gilberto Murillo, the Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. The letter expresses concerns regarding the Colombia Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism's warrantless investigation into U.S. expo more PR