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30 Aug 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus affecting dairy herds around the country may have landed in California's Central Valley as the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is investigating a possible outbreak at three dairy farms. CDFA late Thursday announced the testing of samples from three dairies at the state'...
29 Aug 2024
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service released new guidelines on Wednesday aimed at strengthening documentation in support of environmental or animal-raising labeling claims on meat and poultry products after a recent study found antibiotics in livestock raised for the no-antibiotics market. Among the guidelines is USDA's...
28 Aug 2024
BOONE, Iowa (DTN) -- Farm-state politics and policy took center stage Wednesday as the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and the USDA secretary took center stage at the Farm Progress Show. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, was asked by a reporter about what would change if Vice President Kam...
28 Aug 2024
OMAHA (DTN) -- Retail fertilizer prices continue to be mostly lower, according to prices tracked by DTN for the third full week of August 2024. One fertilizer was slightly higher compared to a month ago. For the fifth week in a row, no fertilizer price showed a substantial move in either direction. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% o...
28 Aug 2024
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) -- HB4 wheat, a drought-tolerant genetically modified wheat variety, can be safely grown and bred in the United States, according to the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The agency's determination makes the U.S. the fourth country in the world to green-light production of HB4 wheat, following Argent...