Agricultural Security
This area allows you to find information on agricultural security issues, such as the biosecurity of animals and crops. This can include information on diseases or pest alerts. The links below are organized into two sections below: Animal Biosecurity, and Plant Biosecurity. These links lead to off-site resources.
General Info
- Gasoline and Diesel Thefts from Farms or Vehicles - A short informatinal sheet containing tips for reducing fuel thefts at home as well as on the farm.
Animal Biosecurity
- Security for Animal Agriculture: A Checklist - Farm managers must take the primary responsibility for maintaining the health of their herds and flocks...
- Security for Animal Agriculture: Prevention Threats to farm security can come from many sources.....
- On-Farm Assessment and Security Practices for Plant Agriculture - Acts of terrorism have heightened our awareness of the need for increased personal and farm security.....
- Producer Response to Plant Diseases, Chemical Contamination and Unauthorized Activity - Acts of terrorism have heightened our awareness of the need for security, both at home and on the farm or nursery.....
- Producer Response to Suspicious Animal Diseases and Unauthorized Activity - If someone suspects that an act of agroterrorism has occurred or that any foreign animal disease is present on a farming operation,....
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) - An organization under the USDA that protects and promotes agricultural health. The site includes press releases from APHIS as well as coverage of current issues affecting agricultural security.
- Biosecurity for Livestock Exhibitors - This is a link to a pdf for biosecurity for livestock exhibitors, which also gives a detailed description of what biosecurity actually is.
- Biosecurity Guide for Livestock Farm Visits - This is a link to a pdf file for biosecurity for livestock farm visits.
- Biosecurity for Livestock and Poultry Exhibitions - This is a pdf which goes into great detail about livestock and poultry .
Plant Biosecurity
- Fruit and Vegteable Growers - "Be Aware, Be Prepared Fact Sheet"; Michigan produces a diverse variety of fruit and vetable products... Back of Sheet
- Nursery and Greenhouse Growers - "Be Aware, Be Prepared Fact Sheet"; Michigan is the Third Largest Producer of Greenhouse and Nursery Products... Back of Sheet
- Grain and Edible Bean Producers - "Be Aware, Be Prepared Fact Sheet"; Most Experts agre that an international contamination of grain, ediblebean crops or food products... Back of Sheet
- National Plant Diagnostic Network - Includes links to national contacts for the NPDN, the Protection Act of 2002, agricultural permits, and more.
- North Central Plant Diagnostic Network - Provides information on submitting samples and gaining assistance for plant disease, insect, weed, or nematode problems in an eight state, north central area.
- North Central Integrated Pest Management Center - Contains news, pest alerts, and crop profiles for Michigan and nearby states as well as other pest management resources.
- Temporary Grain Storage Considerations - Information from Purdue University on apects of grain storage such as sanitation, sidewall loading, filling and unloading a building and aeration cooling.
- Temporary Grain Storage Considerations - Similar information from Purdue University, but more extensive, covering different types of locations. For example, converted dairy silos and outdoor piles.
- Adapting Silage Silos for Dry Grain Storage - Produced by Purdue University, this document covers structural condition, structural stability during unloading, waterproofing and more.
- Grain Storage Problems - Information from Purdue University on how to prevent flowing grain entrapments, falls and also deals with respiratory hazards.
- Temporary Grain Storage - A site from North Dakota State University covering using existing buildings, bins formed using bales, outside piles and more.
- Using Existing Buildings for Temporary Grain Storage - Information on sanitation, bird and rodent exclusion, wall strength and more from the University of Nebraska.
- Emergency Storage of Grain: Outdoor Piling - Produced by Kansas State University, this publication gives instructions as to how the site should be prepared, how to place the grain, and proper aeration along with other useful information.
- Temporary Grain Storage - A powerpoint presentation provided by the University of Minnesota.
- Be Ready to Aerate Grain for Safe Winter Storage - A document from the University of Wisconsin Extension containing information on aerating grain.
- Sealing Concrete and Steel Grain Storage - An extremely thorough document from Oklahoma State Universiy concerning the sealing of grain storage areas.
- Management - They Key to Maintaining Stored Grain Quality - Information from the University of Nebraska concerning moisture, temperature, initial grain condition, insects, mold and more.