http://hdl.handle.net/10150/135393 Sat, 16 May 2026 21:48:46 GMT 2026-05-16T21:48:46Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679912 Executive Summary: Roundtable on an Arizona North–South Local Foods Pipeline Serratos, Rebecca; O’Neill, Kate; Parlin, Jennifer; Novak, Aimee The development of local food systems across Arizona has progressed unevenly, leaving rural communities and small farmers with significant gaps in market access, wholesale opportunities, and affordable processing infrastructure. While these disparities are well-documented, a lack of coordinated effort and recent reductions in federal and technical support have created a persistent barrier to progress. To address these structural realities, a statewide roundtable was convened on July 22, 2025, to establish a foundation for a "North-South" food pipeline that supports small farmers and improves institutional procurement. The resulting findings emphasize that a mid-supply-chain gap restricts the ability of producers to scale and limits community access to Arizona-grown foods. To overcome these challenges, the report concludes that stakeholders must prioritize three key areas: investment in physical cold-chain infrastructure, the reform of complex institutional procurement policies to include local producers, and the strengthening of stakeholder education and relational transparency. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679912 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679306 Livestock Hauling Considerations Brawley, N.; Spanyers, K.; Wright, A. D. Transporting livestock, of any kind, presents a host of challenges that need to be considered before a person ever hooks up to any kind of trailer. Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) now offers a course for producers to take that goes over the various aspects of transporting livestock, especially cattle. This new course is called Beef Quality Assurance Transportation (BQAT) and is offered through the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Before hauling livestock, producers should consider some key elements before they begin. What am I hauling? Where am I going? And finally, how am I going to get there safely? These and various other elements need to be considered to successfully haul livestock and will be addressed here. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/679306 2026-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/675680 Animal Disease Traceability Rule Affecting Cattle Brischke, Andrew; Hazlewood, Katie The Animal Disease Traceability rule has been amended to now require the use of an electronic identification device (EID) tags that can be read both electronically and visually for certain classes of cattle and bison transported across state lines. The new rule will take effect November 5, 2024. Greater animal disease traceability is crucial to maintain commerce and reduce the economic impact on producers and the industry in the case of significant disease outbreak. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/675680 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10150/675681 Identifying and Mitigating Ionophore Poisoning Greene, Elizabeth; Wright, Ashley; Thompson, Anita Ionophores (e.g. Monensin, Rumensin, etc.) are toxic and can be deadly in equids (horses, donkeys, mules). Livestock, goats, and poultry can get health benefits from ionophores in their feed since they promote growth and act as a natural antibiotic. However, 1/10th of a safe amount for livestock can cause heart damage and death in horses. The feed label will clearly say “medicated”, list the specific ionophore, and warn about toxicity for horses. That is why it is critical to keep feeds separate and clearly labeled in the feed area, and to make sure horses are not sharing pens/feed with livestock receiving the medicated feed. One Oklahoma Ranch lost almost 80 horses (August, 2024) due to human and possibly mechanical error at the feed mill. Learn more about risk mitigation for your horse/livestock operations. Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10150/675681 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z