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31 Oct 2024
REDFIELD, Iowa (DTN) -- Protecting the country's swine herd is at top of mind after a case of H5N1 influenza was found in a pig in Oregon. Three pigs on an Oregon farm were tested following confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the poultry flock on that farm last week. The strain is consistent with that of migratory wild birds. Only ...
31 Oct 2024
By DTN Staff OMAHA (DTN) -- The average daily close of the December corn futures contract was $4.16 during October, while the November soybean contract was $10 per bushel. The averages are an important piece of price discovery that underpins many crop insurance policies, which use the higher of either the harvest price or the spring projected price...
31 Oct 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- USDA is planning to test raw bulk milk nationally for the H5N1 bird flu virus because of the growing number of cases during the past month in California dairy herds and the finding of a different strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a small Oregon farm that infected at least one pig. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vil...
31 Oct 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa (DTN) -- As global hunger continues to escalate, 13 World Food Prize laureates are voicing frustration that this crisis has been overlooked in U.S. elections. The laureates issued a letter and held a press conference Wednesday at the World Food Prize's flagship event, the Borlaug Dialogue. The World Food Prize, established to honor...
31 Oct 2024
Editor's Note: This story was updated at 06:45 a.m. 10/31/24. LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The U.S. has its first confirmed case of bird flu in swine. USDA said Wednesday it was investigating positive cases of H5N1 in a backyard farming operation in Oregon that has a mix of poultry and livestock, including swine. The USDA National Veterinary Services Lab...