In the News...

It was reported today that the dreaded 'Foot and Mouth' disease has been found on a farm in England. You might remember that back in 2001 the United Kingdom had a major outbreak of the disease which resulted in more than 3.5 million sheep, cows, and pigs being slaughtered in an attempt to contain the disease. The disease does not spread to humans, but means a complete loss for any farm showing traces of the highly contagious disease. Ireland has no history with the disease and has banned all animal/meat imports from the UK. Everyone is waiting to find out if this is an isolated case or if this will be another breakout of the dreaded disease.