Another Georgia HPAI Confirmation and Ag Groups Welcome Trump
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service announced a second positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Elbert County.
www.gfb.org reports the site, referred to as Elbert 02, is located about 210 yards away from Elbert 01, the first positive commercial flock announced two days before the
January 17th detection.
Elbert 02 had approximately 130,000 broilers onsite. Elbert 01 had about 45,000.
www.gfb.org/news/ag-news/post/hpai-confirmed-in-2nd-commercial-poultry-flock-in-elbert-county
**Many ag groups are congratulating President Donald Trump after he was officially sworn in as the 47th president.
National Corn Growers Association President Kenneth Hartman says we look forward to working with him to advance issues of importance to the nation’s corn growers.
The National Milk Producers Federation President Gregg Doud says he’s eager to get to work on a number of challenging issues.
**427 national and state agricultural groups and agribusinesses sent a letter to leaders of the Senate Ag Committee supporting Brooke Rollins' as Ag Secretary.
The groups noted they represent farmers, ranchers, growers, hunters, forest owners, conservationists, cooperatives, state departments of agriculture, renewable fuel producers and agribusinesses nationwide.
A native of Glen Rose, Texas, Rollins is the founder and CEO of the America First Policy Institute and America First Works.
