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30 Mar 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases in dairy cattle has spread from two states to five with new cases confirmed in Michigan and more "presumptive positive tests" in Idaho and New Mexico, according to federal officials. USDA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
28 Mar 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday will influence the economy of the region but could also affect farmers' bottom line. The Port of Baltimore is significant for agricultural products, including farm equipment and fertilizer. It sees other fertilizers imported, but UAN is the main nutrient brought ...
28 Mar 2024
By DTN Staff This article was originally published at 11:03 a.m. CDT on Thursday, March 28. It was last updated with additional information at 11:17 a.m. CDT on Thursday, March 28. ** OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA sees producers planting 90.0 million acres of corn and 86.5 million acres of soybeans this year, in USDA's prospective plantings report released o...
28 Mar 2024
Editor's Note: This story was updated with additional information at 4:55 p.m., March 28. ** REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Veterinarians are baffled as to why highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) jumped across species and infected dairy cows in Texas and Kansas. As of market close on March 28, the impact of avian flu on dairy prices has been negligib...
27 Mar 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Following several tests for other illnesses, dairy cows in herds in Texas and Kansas have been confirmed to carry a strain of high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on March 25. This is the first time HPAI has been detected in dairy cattle. "The first detection of HPAI in dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas underscores the impo...