Food Fight in Dietary Guidelines and GOP Governors Urge Farm Bill Passage

The Agribusiness Update
A major battle is brewing over how much red meat Americans should consume, as the U.S. prepares to update its Dietary

Guidelines for Americans, and Republican governors wrote Congress on the urgent need to update the 2018 Farm Bill.

New UC Davis Ag Research Facility and Oregon Pig has H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
Advances in crop production and preservation are poised for a new location as the USDA’s Ag Research Service broke ground for a modernized facility at UC Davis, and a pig in Oregon is the first in the U.S. to test positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Southeast Farm Economy Hit Hard and Oregon Pig has H5N1

The Agribusiness Update
While the farm economy seems to have stabilized in the Midwest and Northern Plains, it weakened in the rest of the U.S. this fall, and a pig in Oregon is the first in the U.S. to test positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Oregon Pig with H5N1 Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Swine Health Information Center says a case of bird flu has been detected for the first time in a pig from an Oregon Farm.

Milk Testing to Begin in Dairy Bird Flu States

California Ag Today
USDA will test milk starting in states where dairy cattle tested positive last spring for the H5N1 bird flu virus

Oregon Pig with H5N1 Pt 1

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The Swine Health Information Center says a case of bird flu has been detected for the first time in a pig from an Oregon Farm.

Pesticides in the Air and H5N1 Dairy Resilience

The Agribusiness Update
California state regulators report they have found detectable levels of pesticides floating in the air in multiple, large farming regions, and dairy farmers are staying resilient in the face of H5N1 influenza outbreaks.

1/3 of Georgia Cotton Lost to Helene and H5N1 Dairy Resilience

The Agribusiness Update
The state of Georgia lost 32.6% of its cotton crop in response to Hurricane Helene, and dairy farmers are staying resilient in the face of H5N1 influenza outbreaks.

H5N1 in California and Protect the Harvest Shuts Down

The Agribusiness Update
Bracing for the impacts of H5N1 bird flu since April,

Tulare County dairy farmer Preston Fernandes says positive tests were still a surprise, and Protect the Harvest will cease operating on October 31, citing funding challenges that began during COVID.

Vets Chase California H5N1 and Hurricane Helene Hits Every Crop

The Agribusiness Update
With cases of H5N1 in dairy cows rapidly rising in California, animal health officials continue to try to contain the spread, and floodwaters from Hurricane Helene swamped the Southern U.S., with virtually every commodity impacted.

More HPAI in California Dairies and Farm Bill Logjam Easing

The Agribusiness Update
The California Department of Food and Ag reports Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has now been confirmed in five new Central Valley dairies, and the 2024 Farm Bill's legislative logjam shows a few signs of breaking.

California Dairies Confirm HPAI and Commodity Groups Farm Bill Pressure

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.

Watching for Mutations of H5N1

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.

California Dairies Report HPIA and USDA Trade Mission to Vietnam

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.

HPAI Makes Itself Known in CA Dairy Cows

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.

H5N1 in the Media and a Positive Look Forward

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.

Reacting to H5N1 in Dairy Cows

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.

California Burn Ban and Bird Flu Price Tag

The Agribusiness Update
Farmers in the eight counties of California’s San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District will be prohibited from nearly all open burning under a state law adopted in 2003, and USDA's response to bird flu in poultry and cows will end up costing at least $2 billion.

Tyson Sells Georgia Poultry Plant and Bird Flu Price Tag

The Agribusiness Update
Tyson Foods has entered into an agreement to sell its Vienna, Georgia poultry complex to House of Raeford Farms, and USDA's response to bird flu in poultry and cows will end up costing at least $2 billion.

Unlucky Number 13

California Ag Today
The H5N1 avian influenza had now been found in over 150 U.S. dairy herds spread over thirteen states.