Safe Eggs. The nation recently went through a major recall of eggs because of possible Salmonella contamination.
Utah eggs were not part of that recall. One reason is that our egg producers and food safety regulators work together to make sure egg farms take specific steps to keep salmonella and other diseases out.

See a video on the subject.

Updated Egg Recall Announcement

Utah Consumers are Encouraged to Buy Local Eggs

• The UDAF does not believe any of the eggs involved in the Wright County Egg recall were ever shipped to Utah.
• Utah was originally placed on the FDA's egg recall list based on the fact that a Utah distributor was once a customer of Wright County Egg. Because of that the FDA was obligated to list Utah as a recall state..
• We continue to monitor for the presence of listed eggs and will report updated information if our status changes.

Visit FDA.gov for more recall information.
Visit foodsafety.gov to identify recalled eggs.
Check egg carton numbers.

Updated 09/01/10

Latest farmland poll question.
"Do you agree or disagree? Farming and ranching are important to the future of the State of Utah.

How would you answer this question? Click here to view poll results.

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Salt Lake City elementary school teacher wins national Agriculture in the Classroom award.

(r) Riley Elementary School first grade teacher, Ms. Christi Paulson wins the National AITC Teacher Award 2010. She is congratulated by Utah AITC Director, Debra Spielmaker.

Census 2010 Vital to Utah Farmers and Ranchers
...read why.

Africanized honey bee colonies in Southern Utah now number between 80 and 100. Most of the colonies are located in Washington, Iron and Kane Counties. The UDAF is monitoring how far north the bees are migrating.
Learn how to stay safe.
Learn about honeybees
Report a swarm to a Utah beekeeper

Own livestock? It's time to renew your brand.

Livestock owners urged to use the ease of the Internet to help protect their animals.

State of Utah Veterinarian, Dr. Bruce King, explains how Utah dairy farmers care for their animals while safeguarding the food supply.

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Pesticide residue in food.
Results in the latest FDA report continue to demonstrate that levels of pesticide residues in the U.S. food supply are overwhelmingly in compliance with EPA's permitted pesticide uses and tolerances.

Read the FDA's most recent report.

The icon of the West...the wild Mustang…finds helping hands from Utah prison inmates as a partnership of state and federal agencies work to reduce the horse’s impact on the open range. Play video.