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USDA Starts Consideration of Dairy Modernization Requests

USDA Starts Consideration of Dairy Modernization Requests

David GeigerApr 12, 2024

The U.S. Agriculture Department will now consider updates to the Federal Milk Marketing Order. The deadline for modernization briefs was…

The Yonder Report

The Yonder Report

Housing advocates fear rural low-income folks who live in aging USDA housing could be forced out; small towns are eligible…

July WASDE Calls for Lower Corn and Higher Soybean Ending Stocks

July WASDE Calls for Lower Corn and Higher Soybean Ending Stocks

NAFB News ServiceApr 11, 2024

The April World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report predicts lower corn and higher soybean ending stocks. The 2023-2024 U.S.…

HPAI-Positive Dairy Herd Confirmed in NC, But Questions Remain

HPAI-Positive Dairy Herd Confirmed in NC, But Questions Remain

Mike DavisApr 11, 2024

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed in a dairy herd in North Carolina. HPAI has previously been detected in…

Officials Collecting Vital Data on HPAI in Dairy Cattle

Officials Collecting Vital Data on HPAI in Dairy Cattle

Gary CrawfordApr 11, 2024

Animal disease experts are collecting a massive amount of data on the outbreak of avian influenza in dairy herds. It…

High Path Avian Influenza Detected in North Carolina Dairy Herd

High Path Avian Influenza Detected in North Carolina Dairy Herd

NCDA and CSApr 10, 2024

RALEIGH – National Veterinary Services Laboratory has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in North Carolina.…

Prop 12, Trade Are Important Topics During NPPC Fly-In

Prop 12, Trade Are Important Topics During NPPC Fly-In

Mike DavisApr 10, 2024

Almost 100 pork producers took part in the annual D.C. Fly-In hosted by the National Pork Producers Council. NPPC President…

AFBF: Updated Reference Prices Should be Priority for Farm Bill

AFBF: Updated Reference Prices Should be Priority for Farm Bill

Chad SmithApr 10, 2024

As input prices go up and commodity prices go down, farmers rely on the reference prices in the farm safety…

SC Commissioner Weathers: Spring Plant and Flower Festivals

SC Commissioner Weathers: Spring Plant and Flower Festivals

Mike DavisApr 9, 2024

It’s officially spring, and it sure feels like it, Commissioner! Warmer weather is here and it’s time to get back…