Italy halts U.S. cattle,
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Italy has bluetongue - a viral disease that
closed its import doors to U.S. some U.S. livestock. In
cattle and sheep because of, taking the action, Italy becomes
Duncan wins award
UNIVERSITY PARK Duane
G. Duncan, Cumberland County
Extension director has been
named national winner of the
Public Relations in Daily Efforts
Contest.
The contest, sponsored by the
National Association of County
Agricultural Agents and Elanco
Products Company, is designed to
recognize Extension agents who
conduct outstanding public
relations programs as part of their
educational efforts.
Duncan" received an expense
paid trip to the national agents
association annual meeting held
recently at Cornell University.
The basic thrust of the county
agent’s public relations program
included activities to inform the
urban community on the im
portance of agriculture to the
economy; providing educational
programs about milk and the dairy
industry to students; and an un
derstanding of the cost of
producing food.
Duncan initiated a series of
programs with farm, urban, and
civic groups. These included a
Farm-City Steak Fry and Tour
involving 46 families, a luncheon
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consisting of farm families and
newspaper personnel, and Farm-
City Breakfast for 56 public of
ficials and farmers.
The award winner also coor
dinated efforts in which dairy
producers took milk cows to
elementary schools to discuss the
importance of milk production.
Dairy producers devoted over 66
days in these presentations to 3,100
students.
His public relations programs in
cooperation with several
agricultural organizations resulted
in two extensive mall displays. One
display, seen by -thousands of
persons, included five truckloads
of farm machinery, seven pens of
livestock, 12 educational exhibits,
and sheep shearing demon
strations.
Duncan, along with Extension
specialists and Cumberland
County farm leaders, presented
three seminars on “Modern Day
Agriculture” attheU.S. Army War
College.
A native of Fairview, the award
winner has been a Pa. county
Extension agent for '23 years, the
last i 4 as Cumberland County
Extension director.
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sheep imports due to bluetongue
the last member country of the
European Common Market to halt
such imports, a US. Department
of Agriculture official said today.
The Common Market adopted
the restriction about a year and a
half ago, but Italy had allowed U.S.
cattle to enter Europe through its
ports until now, said John Atwell,
deputy administrator of USOA’s
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service.
During 1979, the U.S. exported
$4O million worth of cattle
worldwide. Of this figure, $2.5
million was exported to EEC
members, including nearly $1.5
million to Italy. By 1980,- the EEC
restrictions had cut U.S. exports to
nearly $330,000 to Italy.
Atwell said the embargo is based
on the fact that some U.S. cattle
are infected with bluetongue, a
virus disease which affects cattle,
sheep, goats and other ruminants.
The disease is spread by small
biting gnats-sometunes railed
sand flies, biting midges or “no
see-ums.”
USDA and the U.S. State
Department are working to protest
the EEC requirements and re
establish % trade with Europe, At
well said.
“We don’t believe bluetongue is
a serious threat in the cooler
climate of European countries,”
Atwell said. “It’s not a problem in
the northern United States and in
Canada where the biting insects do
not appear to transmit the disease.
Also, we think we can develop
procedures to safely ship animals
from certain areas of the U.S.“”
Bluetongue is particularly
damaging to sheep. Under certain
circumstances, up to half the in
fected animals can die. In cattle
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and goats the disease causes standing, embargo of U.S. cattle
abortions and birth defects. . an d sheep and instituted a
Bluetongue is most prevalent in quarantine procedure. Animals
the southern and southwestern are permitted to move “down
United States. A recent USDA under” during the fall and winter
survey showed most northern and in the northern hemishere.
northeastern cattle are nearly free "Vie spend a lot of time worrying
of the disease. about keeping foreign diseases out
Canada has long been concerned the United States,” Atwell said,
with bluetongue, Atwell said, but “This is one case where we’ve got
permits U.S. cattle to be imported something other countries don’t
after they have undergone rigid want and we’ll be dealing with
testing. During the past year, bluetongue for a long time to
Australia dropped its long- come.”
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Hays Park Farm
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