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Southeast Regional Ag News
This week Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J. Harper announced that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has lifted the suspension of poultry activities and released the HPAI Control Area around affected premises after comprehensive testing and response measures found no additional HPAI detections.
Idaho Ag Today
The second federal order involving milk testing for a strain of the H5n1 HPAI virus in dairy cattle.
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a second positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Elbert County, and many ag groups are congratulating President Donald Trump after he was officially sworn in as the 47th president.
Southeast Regional Ag News
The affected farm in Elbert County received confirmation of HPAI on January 17. It housed approximately 45,000 broiler breeders.
The Agribusiness Update
The market was quick to react after USDA released the combined World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates along with its final Crop Production estimates for 2024, and a 65-year-old with underlying medical conditions has become the first to die from avian influenza in the U.S.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Bernt Nelson, American Farm Bureau, explains a new strategy to eradicate highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle.
California Ag Today
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy, which builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024.
California Ag Today
Over the last two and a half years, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Bernt Nelson says more than 100 million birds have been affected. Over $18M has already been paid out to offset dairy losses.
California Ag Today
Dr. Megan Niederwerder, executive director of the Swine Health Information Center, gives the story on Oregon's recent finding.
The Agribusiness Update
Three dairy herds in California’s Central Valley remain under quarantine after cows tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, and commodity groups join forces in Washington, DC in an effort to get a new Farm Bill passed.
California Ag Today
With three dairy herds in California now testing positive for high path avian influenza, bringing the total number of states infected to 14, now is not the time to drop our food security guard.
The Agribusiness Update
Three of California’s dairy farms report cattle infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and USDA Undersecretary Alexis Taylor leads a large trade mission to Vietnam this week.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Farmers and ranchers still must be on the lookout for signs of highly pathogenic avian influenza as the disease continues to spread among poultry flocks as well as cattle.
California Ag Today
It happened. The other proverbial shoe dropped just before the long holiday weekend with cows at three California dairies testing positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Southeast Regional Ag News
"The first article that I read, the headline was, "High Path AI Found in Milk." Now that scares the devil out of you," says North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler.
Southeast Regional Ag News
When a cattle herd in North Carolina was diagnosed with H5N1 earlier this year, Troxler said his team went the extra mile to get all the answers we were expecting.
Southeast Regional Ag News
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper has expressed strong support for a bipartisan Congressional effort to urge the USDA to petition the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to revise its definition of "poultry."
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA is accepting applications for financial assistance to dairy producers who incur losses due to bird flu, and U.S. beef export value topped $900 million in May, the highest since June of last year.
The Agribusiness Update
FDA confirms pasteurization of milk destroys harmful pathogenic bacteria and other microorganisms, including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced major steps to promote the health of America's children through school meals.
California Ag Today
Despite unusual outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cattle, the American Farm Bureau emphasizes that the milk supply is safe.