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Importance of Biosecurity
Farm of the Future
Economist Dr. Jada Thompson highlights how much cheaper disease prevention is rather than trying to manage a disease that has already arrived.
Hidden Costs of Disease Outbreaks in Animal Agriculture
Farm of the Future
Beyond the higher consumer prices and animal losses, outbreaks are also very costly to monitor and contain.
Caribbean Fruit Fly Quarantine Targets Montebello Region
California Ag Today
State and county agricultural officials intensify pest management efforts to contain invasive fruit fly infestations threatening key California produce.
New Avian Influenza Case Confirmed in Backyard Flock in Georgia
Southeast Regional Ag News
Officials confirm HPAI in Henry County, Georgia; risk to food supply and humans remains very low.
HPAI Update: Southeast Poultry on Alert as Birds Migrate South
Southeast Regional Ag News
Though Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detections have slowed, poultry producers in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama remain on guard as fall migration season nears.
HPAI Update: Calm Before the Storm for California Dairy & Poultry?
California Ag Today
Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have slowed, but California farmers remain on alert as fall migration season brings renewed risks.
Biosecurity Needs the Public’s Attention
Farm of the Future
NTI's David Stiefel is advocating for more federal action and funding towards agricultural biosecurity.
Medfly Menace: Quarantine Hits Santa Clara County
California Ag Today
Officials are responding to a Mediterranean fruit fly detection in San José with an aggressive quarantine and sterile fly release program.
Agricultural Biosecurity 'Massively Underfunded'
Farm of the Future
David Stiefel says food and livestock systems are severely under-resourced, which puts our producers and our country at risk.
Defining Agriterrorism
Farm of the Future
National security conversations rarely focus on agriculture, but that doesn’t mean that the risks don’t exist.
Mosquito Season Alert: Protect Your Horses from Deadly Viruses
Southeast Regional Ag News
Horse owners in the Southeast are urged to vaccinate against Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) as mosquito activity ramps up. Alabama ag officials say prevention now can save lives later.
Eggs Prices and President
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
President Trump, during his tariff announcement last Wednesday, touted a drop in egg prices, crediting USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.
Biosecurity Webinar Happening Tonight!
California Ag Today
Dr. Molly Lee will provide a new tool kit for biosecurity managers that builds on the Secure Beef Supply plan and producers will provide personal experiences on developing and implementing biosecurity plans on their cattle operations.
Add to Job Title: Biosecurity Manager
Southeast Regional Ag News
A free webinar Tuesday evening will discuss the concept of a “biosecurity manager” and what that could look like in your cattle operation.
California Bill to Help Farmers Who Keep Farmland and New Approach to Bird Flu
The Agribusiness Update
A bill before the California state legislature would help pay landowners who promise to keep their land in farming, and the Trump administration prepares to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by bird flu.
Cotton Production Down and New Approach to Bird Flu
The Agribusiness Update
Cotton producers intend to plant 9.6 million cotton acres this spring, down 14.5% from 2024, and the Trump administration prepares to move away from depopulating entire flocks infected by bird flu.
H5n1 webinars
Idaho Ag Today
The intent and end goal of the recently announced National Milk Testing Strategy, designed to expand monitoring, detection and response efforts to H5n1,
Bird Flu: Are Pigs the Next Vector?
Southeast Regional Ag News
An Oregon hog, part of a mixed-species farm, has now tested positive for H5N1, bringing to the forefront calls for biosecurity in the swine industry.
Biosecurity is Key to Managing Bird Flu in Dairy Cattle
Line on Agriculture
The National Milk Producers Federation and USDA are working on H5N1 mitigation to prevent and control this "annoying" disease.
One Problem, Different Issues
California Ag Today
From poultry to dairy, the H5N1 virus has very different impacts.