Okra attack: NIHORT proffers immediate solution for farmers

Scientists at National Horticultural Research Institute ( NIHORT) have suggested the spray of farms with synthetic insecticide on weekly basis for immediate control of newly detected virus disease devastating okra plants in Nigeria.

FG confirms anthrax disease, allays spread fears

 

The Federal Government ( FG) has confirmed the outbreak of anthrax in Niger state, Nigeria even as measures of control are already in place. 

Nigerians alert on contagious animal disease

 

The Federal Government (FG) has alerted Nigerians to be cautioned against getting infested with an animal disease called Anthrax. Although a standing committee has been constituted for its control against entrance from the neighbouring countries.

Monkey pox: One dead records, Agric Minister advises

Finally, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the death of one person out of 21 being infected by monkey box disease.

FG cautions farmers on spread of cassava brown disease

 

The Director of Federal Department of Agriculture in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Mrs Karima  Babangida has alerted farmers on the possibility of importing cassava brown steak disease (CBSD) into Nigeria, if care was not taken. She gave the alert at the stakeholders’ sensitization meeting on cassava brown steak disease held in South West at Moor Plantation, Ibadan recently.

Herd immunity: Disease transmission from wildlife to livestock

Transmission of diseases from wildlife to livestock is a common threat in Alberta, according to new research by University of Alberta biologists. Foothills in the southwestern part of the province are home to wild elk as well as cattle on ranchlands -- and when the species intermingle, the potential for disease to spread grows.