The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-10-08
California Probes Likely H5 Infection in Another Dairy Worker
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on October 5
reported a potential third human H5 avian influenza infection in a worker who had contact with sick cows at a Central Valley farm. Read more
2024-10-08
Livestock Grazing Makes More Habitat for Native Bees
Everyone knows that bees need flowers. But you might not know that most bees also need bare ground. Read more
2024-10-08
Sardinia's Sheep Farmers Battle Bluetongue as Climate Warms
Read Sardinia`s Sheep Farmers Battle Bluetongue as Climate Warms in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock information and ag... Read more
2024-10-08
Secretary Naig Welcomes Applications for Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced the availability of
Choose Iowa Dairy Innovation Grants, and welcomed grant applications for projects that will increase on-farm dairy... Read more
2024-10-08
CDC Conducting Extensive Probe Into Bird Flu Contracted by Missouri Resident
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should have results later this month that provide more insight into how a Missouri resident, who hadn’t had any contact with infected animals or food,... Read more
2024-10-08
September storms wreak havoc in the Prairies
The Canadian Crop Hail Association member companies are investigating 630 claims of crop damage from isolated storms that hit farms across Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan during the week of... Read more
2024-10-08
This week is National 4-H Week in Canada.
Thousands of kids across Canada benefit from 4-H programming each year. Read more
2024-10-08
Why Are You So Lame? Analyzing Lameness in Cattle
Cattle get lame for a lot of reasons, including injury, poor conformation, grain overload, mycotoxins (e.g., ergot) and bacterial infection. Different types of lameness need to be treated differently.... Read more
2024-10-08
USDA Announces Actions to Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness to Farmers, and Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced multiple steps to deliver on the President’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy to promote fair and competitive... Read more
2024-10-08
USDA Celebrates National 4-H Week
This week, we celebrate National 4-H Week and the incredible impact the organization offers young people around the country. At the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), we pay special tribute to... Read more
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2024-10-07
Upper Peninsula Farm Hosts Successful Soil Health Academy
On Sept. 10-12, 2024, 44 farmers converged with soil health and grazing experts Gabe Brown, Allen Williams and Jeremy Sweeten on Sweeten Farms near Dafter, Michigan. Spending much of the three days... Read more
2024-10-07
Agricultural Productivity Growth Falls Short of Meeting Global Demands, Virginia Tech Report Says
Why is lagging total factor productivity growth such a concern? Read more