USDA Dairy Assistance and Beef Export Values Highest in a Year
USDA offers financial aid to dairy producers impacted by Avian Influenza, supporting herds during reduced milk production.
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Bird Flu Updates: Second Human Infection, Vaccine Talks, Layoffs
Several important events have happened this week in the ongoing avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. Here's what you need to know.
Livestock Auctions Scramble and American Farmers Get Older & Younger
Discover how efforts to control H5N1 avian influenza impact dairy farmers and auction yards.
California Well and Groundwater Fees and Rabobank on Recovering Grocery Prices
Farmers in Tulare Lake Subbasin facing rising costs as state and local agencies impose fees on groundwater wells.
Grizzlies in the North Cascades and Bird Flu Found in Cattle
Grizzlies may return to the North Cascades as per proposed restoration options by National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife, amid criticism from Rep. Dan Newhouse and agricultural organizations.
GE Crops Dominate US Ag and Fuel Prices Decline
Fuel prices began the new year declining after a late-year increase during the holidays. The national average is down 17.3 cents from a month ago and 12.6 cents lower than a year ago.
HPAI Continuing to Spread in OR As 790,000 More Birds Euthanized
As of November 17, 2023, Oregon has new confirmed cases of avian influenza, resulting in the euthanization of almost 790,000 birds.
NCBA on Electronic ID Rule and FTC Asked to Look into Egg Prices
The USDA’s proposed electronic identification rule for transporting cattle over state lines. The Federal Trade Commission to look into the high prices of eggs and possible price gouging.
USDA Disaster Assistance Updates and Bird Flu Impacts Egg Production
Reoccurring outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza has knocked U.S. egg inventories down 29%.
Ag Groups Like McKalip Confirmation and Egg Prices Hit Record Levels
Retail egg prices are rising faster than any other items in American supermarkets in 2022, up 30% from January through early December compared to the same period last year.