H5N1 in California and Protect the Harvest Shuts Down
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**Bracing for the impacts of H5N1 bird flu since April,
Tulare County dairy farmer Preston Fernandes says it was still a surprise when milk samples from his farm tested positive last month.
California now has the most bird flu cases in its milking herds, with 100 cases confirmed as of October 11.
Of the 14 states hit by bird flu in dairy cattle, California is one of two with new infections in the past month.
**Protect the Harvest will cease operating on October 31, citing funding challenges that began during COVID.
The non-profit education and advocacy group was created in 2011 to promote and defend American farmers and ranchers, improve food security, protect property rights, ensure animal welfare and outdoor sports.
Protect the Harvest Executive Director, Mike Siemens says it’s been frustrating and disappointing to see the number of issues we confront multiply while our resources have diminished.
**The USDA says turkey eggs in incubators in the U.S. as of October 1, were down 9% from a year earlier.
Eggs in incubators were down 2% from the September 1st total of 25 million eggs.
Turkey poults hatched in September in the U.S. totaled 20.4 million, down 5% from year earlier.
The 2024-25 USDA Feed Outlook is for reduced supplies despite an increase in output.
