Jun 29, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; Director, CDQAP A previous CMAB survey suggested at least half of California’s dairies have experienced some form of rural crime, including theft, trespass, vandalism, illegal dumping, clandestine...
Jun 3, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
Register now for June 8th webinar at 10 am By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; Director, CDQAP With equipment theft, activist trespass and even recent armed robbery of employees in the news, there is no shortage of dairy security issues to...
Jun 3, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Deanne Meyer, Ph.D., Livestock Waste Management Specialist, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis and UC ANR, dmeyer@ucdavis.edu The drought monitor map has much of California maroon again. It’s important to make every drop of water count. When you think of your...
Feb 8, 2022 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts, Quality Assurance Update
By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine; Director, CDQAP The federal Food and Drug Administration is poised to require nation-wide veterinary oversight of the use of medically important antibiotics in all livestock. The new requirement will be...
Oct 5, 2021 | Blog Posts, Featured Posts
Here’s what California producers can expect. By Dr. Michael Payne, UC Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine and Director, CDQAP Every three years the National Dairy FARM Animal Care Program checks in with California producers (via local cooperative/ processor staff),...