Vol. 4, No. 2, February 2008 |
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UF Bee College & Master Beekeeper Program
The University of Florida/IFAS is holding its first annual Bee College & Honey Show,
March 13-15th at the Mid-Florida Research & Education Center, Apopka, FL. Jamie Ellis, bee specialist and Assistant Professor at UF, will chair the college. Information may be obtained at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/honeybee/.
registered with FDACS (click here to register with FDACS), can participate and
For additional information, contact Nancy Gentry at (386) 684-3433 farmbees@gmail.com or Michael O’Malley at (352) 392-1901 omalleym@ufl.edu. |
Quotes from the Formative Meetings of NASAAEP
“To have an effective response, you have to work within the system. To go out on your own freelancing is just not going to work.??Scott Mason, DVM, Oklahoma Disaster Preparedness Coordinator “As a rule, when ‘it?hits the fan and you need boots on the ground quickly, America’s vet schools are right there. We can deploy 12 veterinarians and technicians in a fully sustained MASH Unit for all-hazard, all-species disaster response.??John Haven, Director, University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
Preparedness Coordinator/PA SART. “We have two levels of volunteers: workers (who must be NIMS compliant with 100, 200, 700 with HazMat awareness) and product suppliers (who do not need to be NIMS trained). Our volunteers, by the way, pay for their own background checks.?br> “It has been a four-year effort to get emergency planners to recognize the needs and impacts of agriculture and animals,?says Billy Dictson, Director, Office of Biosecurity, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, New Mexico State University. “The principal difference between the east and west is the sheer number of people and Florida, like New Mexico, is a gateway for thousands of people and who knows what else every day!?br> |
NASAAEP Elects Directors
Develops Certificate of Incorporation, By Laws
Develops Certificate of Incorporation, By Laws
and recovery efforts, that helps ensure the safety and health of people, animals, agricultural infrastructures, food systems, and the economy. Such activities include, without limitation:?br> (a) Enhance communication between animal and agricultural emergency programs, including State Animal/Agricultural Response/Resource Teams (“SART?, state veterinary medical reserve corps, any similar state programs, tribal programs, local programs, and national partners; (b) Promote best practices and models for program management, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery; (c) Cultivate resources that strengthen preparedness and response capabilities at the local, state, tribal, and national level; (d) Facilitate and promote the development of a national animal emergency management framework through coordination and capacity building between and among states, and support of credentialing standards, shared training initiatives, and national training standards. Interim Board of Directors Jane Davis, IL Veterinary Emergency Response Team ?Kane County Kevin Dennison, DVM Director ?Animal Emergency Management Programs Colorado Veterinary Medical Foundation Arnie Goldman, DVM, MS Executive Director, CT State Animal Response Team ?Canton Animal Hospital Dick Green, Ed.D.
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Abandoned Animals Increase Due To Home Foreclosures
that the pressure to euthanize abandoned pets was increasing because the volume was so great and that, perhaps as a result of the uncertain economy, new homeowners were loath to adopt these abandoned animals. |
On Animals In Disaster |
The Humane Society of the United States has scheduled a national conference on
?Building disaster-resilient communities ?Learning tools and techniques for large and small animal rescue ?Valuing volunteers ?the underused resource ?Creating private-public partnerships that work ?Rethinking the catastrophic event ?Raising the bar on animal disaster response qualifications and cooperation For more information contact HSUS at (301) 258-3103; e-mail disaster@humanesociety.org; visit www.humanesociety.org/disaster; or write to The HSUS Disaster Services, 2100 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20037. |
New SART Training Module
“Evidence Collection and Chain-Of-Custody Issues?/FONT>
“Evidence Collection and Chain-Of-Custody Issues?/FONT>
Prepared by Colonel Darrell Liford, Director of Law Enforcement, Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, DOACS, a new SART training module titled “Evidence Collection and Chain-Of-Custody Issues?is available through http://www.flsart.org/library/index.htm.
enforcement investigator ?is usually the first person on site, careful bservations are critical to understanding and solving problems. 3. Understanding evidence and how it is collected. Evidence may be present ?or what is not present, including your complete notes and descriptions. If possible, rope off the area and keep people out. Watch where you step, what you touch and disturb nothing unless absolutely necessary. Note who enters, who leaves and take pictures. 4. Understand the evidence chain-of-custody. If you take something, secure it properly. If you pass something along, get signature and identification. |
Recent UF TLAER Course ?Fun, Informative For Everyone | ||
Photos courtesy Dr. Amanda House UF Equine Extension veterinarian
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2007 Eligibility Is Extended
for Livestock, Crop Disaster Claims
for Livestock, Crop Disaster Claims
According to the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), eligibility to apply for 2007 programs covering livestock and crop losses has been extended. Now, the previous date of February 28, 2007 is extended for losses from crops planted and livestock/livestock feed through December 31, 2007. The Crop Disaster Program (CDP) provides benefits to farmers who suffered quantity and quality losses to 2005, 2006 or 2007 crops from natural disasters if the crop was planted before December 31, 2007 or, in the case of prevented plantings, for crops that would have been planted before that date. The Livestock Compensation Program (LCP) compensates producers for feed losses occurring between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007 due to a natural disaster while the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) compensates producers for livestock losses. "This adds 10 months to the amount of eligible time that losses can be considered," said Kevin Kelley, State Executive Director for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). More information is available at local FSA offices or online at www.fsa.usda.gov under "Disaster Assistance Programs." Contact Kevin Kelley, State FSA Executive Director, (352) 379-4500 or Tim Vonderfecht, State Agriculture Specialist, (352) 379- 4522. |
Assistant Professor, LACS, CVM, UF |
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FSA Re-Schedules Dairy Day Sign-Up
Sign-up for the Dairy Disaster Assistance Program (DDAP-III) is postponed until FSA publishes final regulations in the Federal Register. Sign-up was scheduled to resume February 4. FSA delayed sign-up because regulatory requirements mandated the issuance of a proposed rule for public comment. FSA is finalizing its review of the numerous comments received and expects to publish final regulations for DDAP-III soon. |
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About the SART Sentinel
Editor: Rick Sapp, PhD, Technical Writer, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry [rsa5@cox.net] Associate Editor: Joe Kight, State ESF-17 Coordinator, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Animal Industry [kightj@doacs.state.fl.us] The SART SENTINEL is an E-mail newsletter prepared monthly by Rick Sapp and the members of the Florida State Agricultural Response Team. Past issues of the Sentinel are archived on the Florida SART Web Site, www.flsart.org. If you have a story or photo that you would like to have considered for publication in The SART SENTINEL, please contact the Editors. |