Dairy Donations in Savannah and Farmers Being Financially Cautious
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The International Dairy Foods Foundation and several leading dairy companies donated a truckload of milk and $10,000 to Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia food bank to address hunger in the greater Savannah area.
www.morningagclips.com reports the donations were announced at a three-hour event at the food bank where more than 60 dairy company executives packed lunches for Savannah’s food-insecure children.
The donations will support more than 53,000 meals.
www.morningagclips.com/53000-meals-truckload-of-milk-donated-in-savannah/
**Low commodity prices, high input costs, and disappointing 2023 growing season results are influencing farmer decisions this year.
The “2024 Farmer Speaks” survey reveals farmers are taking a more conservative approach in their decision-making driven by concerns about short-term prospects and long-term finances.
Fertilizer remains the primary focus for adjustments despite more moderate prices.
Farmers say their intent to buy more ag equipment has dropped 24% in one year.
**A bipartisan group of Senators are calling for better interagency coordination in the federal response to the avian flu outbreak.
The senators are urging the USDA to work with the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control, and others, as it addresses avian flu cases.
They say previous outbreaks have benefited when the USDA brought in the brightest minds to lessen the potential economic and societal cost of the spread.
