05/09/2024 SOURCE: www.statnews.com
The spread of bird flu in mammals with which humans have close contact has unsettled many scientists. “That’s a different ball game altogether,” one said.
Bird flu keeps rewriting the textbooks. It’s why scientists are unsettled by the U.S. dairy cattle outbreak
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05/09/2024 SOURCE: www.ewg.org
If enacted, the detailed farm bill proposal released last week by Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) would finally make it a permanent Department of Agriculture priority to support farmers harmed by the extreme weather caused by climate change.
Senate farm bill proposal makes climate a USDA priority
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05/06/2024 SOURCE: www.food-safety.com
Researchers at NC State University compared poultry broiler farms of various sizes and found higher rates of Salmonella at large commercial operations than at small backyard farms; however, multidrug-resistant Salmonella were found in samples from both types of farm.
Salmonella Less Prevalent in Backyard Poultry Farms Than Commercial Farms, but Multidrug Resistance is Similar
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05/03/2024 SOURCE: www.robesonian.com
GOLD HILL — Working Lands Trust (WLT), a key advocate for the conservation of North Carolina’s forestry legacy, proudly announces the receipt of a transformative $382,605.62 grant from the U.S.
Working Lands Trust secures grant from U.S. Endowment for Foresty and Communities to support NC landowners | Robesonian
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05/02/2024 SOURCE: www.startribune.com
Corn growers in Minnesota and elsewhere can qualify for the lucrative credits if they use cover crops and avoid tilling the soil, under guidelines issued by the Biden administration this week.
Biden opens door for tax credits so corn farmers can grow jet fuel
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05/02/2024 SOURCE: www.kosu.org
Soybeans are used in everything from animal feed to soy burgers to the famous salty, brown condiment that bears their name. Now they have the honor of becoming Oklahoma’s latest state symbol.
Oklahoma has a new state legume
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05/01/2024 SOURCE: farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
The costs of fertilizer, seed, and pesticide inputs have increased by 6-7% annually for corn and 4-6% annually for soybeans since the 2000 crop year. Input costs have, in general,…
Trends in Input Costs for Corn and Soybean Production in Illinois
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04/28/2024 SOURCE: www.myjournalcourier.com
An analysis tested whether zone maps on soil conditions can predict which parts of a...
Management zone maps of little use to corn growers, study finds
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04/23/2024 SOURCE: www.foodsafetynews.com
Long definitions exist for the Farm Bill. Here are a couple: “In the United States, the farm bill is a comprehensive omnibus bill that is the federal
The Trump Farm Bill is nearing extinction
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04/23/2024 SOURCE: calmatters.org
State officials, for the first time, put a local groundwater basin on probation in an effort to stop overuse. Fees could cost growers millions.
California acts to halt Kings County’s groundwater overpumping
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