Mike Pearson takes a look at the need for a national animal disease response plan as state agriculture officials push.

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s members-led board of directors chose five issues to serve as ...

Policy amendment supports allowing meat and poultry products processed at state-inspected facilities to enter interstate ...

Ted McKinney, chief executive officer of NASDA, said the state inspection processes could bolster the meat supply chain.

WASHINGTON, April 5, 2017 - State agencies that are beginning to implement new produce safety and other standards required by the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will need a lot more money in ...

State ag departments support USDA action plans for highly pathogenic avian influenza, New World screwworm and African swine ...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture revealed its priorities for the next farm bill as lawmakers begin hearings on the legislation. The group's 10 priority policy areas include ...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) wraps up its 2016 Winter Policy Conference today and the influential group is laying down some tracks others may have to follow.

Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur was recently elected president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. The election was held at NASDA’s annual meeting in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Monday announced their Cooperative Agreement for the implementation of the Food ...

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A newsmaking appearance by the U.S. secretary of agriculture was only one of the highlights of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting Sept. 19 to ...

The H-IIA Launch Vehicle No.1 experienced significant problems in its quality stemming from the issue of foreign objects debris (FOD) and contaminations while it was in the factory and during the ...