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Bird Flu Case Prompts Rapid Response in South Georgia
Southeast Regional Ag News
A mixed backyard flock is depopulated as part of standard disease control protocols.
Georgia Peanut Commission's New Exec Director and USDA's Section 32 Purchases
The Agribusiness Update
The Georgia Peanut Commission has hired Taylor Arnold as its new executive director, and USDA to purchase up to $30 million in fresh fruit from American farmers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs.
California's Navel Oranges on Time and USDA's Section 32 Purchases
The Agribusiness Update
California’s iconic navel orange arrived in produce aisles right on time this year, and USDA to purchase up to $30 million in fresh fruit from American farmers to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs.
North Carolina Bird Flu and Farm Bill Extension Does Little
The Agribusiness Update
North Carolina ag officials say nearly 9,500 turkeys at a Wayne County breeder operation have tested positive for bird flu, and the temporary extension of the 2018 Farm Bill offers little relief from rising costs and growing uncertainty.
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.
U.S. Poultry Industry Remains Robust
Line on Agriculture
Penn State's, John Boney talks about the state of the U.S. poultry industry.
California Methane Emissions Grants and Thanksgiving Turkey Prices
The Agribusiness Update
The California Department of Food and Agriculture grants will fund research to reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations, and your Thanksgiving turkey is going to cost more this year.
California Avocado Harvest and Avian Influenza Spreading
The Agribusiness Update
California avocado harvest is to be robust, but questions water and input costs are still there, and cases of bird flu are still popping up in Eastern states.
Perdue Finalist for Georgia University chancellor and Avian Flu Spreading
The Agribusiness Update
Former Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue is the sole finalist for chancellor of the University System of Georgia, and Avian Influenza continues to spread in Eastern states.
AFBF Pleased with CFAP Extension and Vilsack Imperatives
The Agribusiness Update
American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall is pleased with USDA;'s CFAP extension, and Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's three ag imperatives ... market, environment, income.
Ros Sweet Onions Pt 2
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
A select number of new Walla Walla Sweets are blushing from all the attention their getting this year.
Nebraska Okays Keystone XL Pipeline and WOTUS Extension
The Agribusiness Update
Keystone XL Pipeline clears one of the final hurdles with Nebraska approval, and EPA wants to push out effective date for WOTUS while rewrite continues.
Stockpiling AI Vaccine
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
The worst animal health emergency in history has officials scrambling.
Ol' Ben Would Be Proud
Food Forethought
Archaeologists have found turkey bones dating back to almost six thousand years; so they were probably on somebody's dinner menu long before Thanksgiving ever became a national holiday.
Pumping Station To Re-Open & Snowpack Levels
Washington State Farm Bureau Report
John W. Keys III Pump Generating Plant will be up and running in time for spring irrigation needs, and the start of the western mountain snowpack season has been very disappointing.
Just the Facts Mame
Line on Agriculture
With Thanksgiving up tomorrow it's time to start thinking about the bird!