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U.S. Senate Ag Committee Passes Legislation To Expand Healthy Milk Options

The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act last week, which would expand healthy milk options for children by reversing the law that removed whole milk from school cafeterias.

The legislation first was introduced by  Sen. Roger Marshall in June 2023 and reintroduced in April 2025 with numerous bipartisan sponsors and co-sponsors.

“Whole and reduced-fat milk should have never been excluded from the National School Lunch Program,” said Sen. Marshall.

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How Data Predicts Swine Outbreaks - Swaminathan Jayaraman

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In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Swaminathan Jayaraman, Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, explains how integrated data systems can improve disease surveillance in swine production. He discusses combining diagnostics, animal movement data, production records, and spatial analytics to identify risks earlier and support proactive decision-making for PRRS, PED, and swine influenza. Listen now on all major platforms!

"Disease surveillance remains largely reactive because outbreaks are often confirmed only after transmission has already occurred across multiple connected production sites."

Meet the guest: Swaminathan Jayaraman / swamjay is a Graduate Research Assistant at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. With academic training in management information systems and engineering, he focuses on integrating diagnostic, production, and movement data to improve disease surveillance and decision support in swine production systems. Listen to Swaminathan Jayaraman on The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, available on all major platforms.