The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-27
Dormant Seeding in Wet and Saline Areas
Do you have low spots in your field where excess water drowns your crops or do you struggle with managing salinity? Fall dormant seeding of perennial forages may offer a solution to help manage these... Read more
2024-09-27
US DOE provides $15m funding for biomass-to-hydrogen projects
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) has announced up to $15 million in federal funding to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable... Read more
2024-09-27
Why More Midwestern Farmers Are Planting Native Landscapes in Their Crop Fields
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2024-09-27
EarthFresh Farms purchases Mountain King Potatoes
Tom Hughes, president and CEO of EarthFresh Farms, has announced the purchase of Colorado-based Mountain King Potatoes effective September 25, 2024. Read more
2024-09-27
Milking Might Spread Bird Flu Between Cows
Milking procedures are likely to be the primary routes of H5N1 influenza virus transmission between dairy cows, suggests a paper published in Nature this week. Read more
2024-09-27
Bill seeks to green U.S. livestock industry
A new bill aims to provide financial assistance to U.S. livestock farmers to adopt more environmentally friendly practices and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more
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2024-09-27
Review Finds Serious Gaps in Steps to Control Avian Flu in Mammals
Global strategies to control mammal-to-mammal avian flu transmission aren't working and pose an ongoing threat to people, especially as the viruses become entrenched in Europe and the Americas,... Read more
2024-09-27
MDARD Encourages Animal Owners to Continue Taking Steps to Prevent HPAI as Wild Birds Complete Their Fall Migration
While the detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Michigan's domestic animals have decreased from the numbers experienced this spring, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and... Read more
2024-09-27
Microchip Can Save Millions of Liters of Milk From Going Down the Drain
Large amounts of the food we produce do not end up in our stomachs, but in landfills, sewers, or elsewhere. According to the UN, in 2022, this was the fate of 1.05 billion tons of food, which ended up... Read more
2024-09-27
USDA Offers $58 Million in Available Assistance to Help Organic Dairy Producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
today announced $58 million available for marketing assistance to eligible organic dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program... Read more
2024-09-27
Concern Grows as Bird Flu Outbreaks Continue to Rise Among California Dairy Herds
Reports of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks at California dairy herds are continuing to rise as the nation's largest milk producer scrambles to contain the spread. Read more