US Issues Order Mandating Bird Flu Testing of Milk Supply December 9, 2024 By Leah Douglas The U.S. issued a federal order on Friday mandating that the national milk supply be tested for bird flu, Agriculture...
Midwest Chicken Farmers Struggle to Feed Flocks After Closure of Producer October 21, 2024 By Summer Ballentine Dozens of farmers in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are scrambling to feed their flocks after a struggling organic broiler chicken...
Boar’s Head Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deadly Listeria Outbreak October 1, 2024 By Jonel Aleccia Boar’s Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak, is being scrutinized by...
Outbreak Continues to Grow as Bird Flu Found in Oklahoma Dairy Herd July 18, 2024 By Tom Polansek and Brijesh Patel Oklahoma has become the 13th U.S. state to detect bird flu in dairy cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed...
USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers Impacted by Recent Storms June 4, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responding to the agricultural devastation caused by tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest....
USDA to Provide Weaned Calf Risk Protection Insurance in Four States January 10, 2024 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing Weaned Calf Risk Protection, a new insurance option for livestock producers in several...
Federal Crop Insurance Provides Billions in Profit for Insurers, Says USDA December 5, 2023 By Leah Douglas Roughly one-third of U.S. government spending to insure the nation’s crops since 2011 has gone to insurance companies that derive...
Food Recalls Are Pretty Common for Things Like Rocks, Insects and Plastic September 15, 2023 By Jonel Aleccia Rocks in Trader Joe’s cookies. Insects in its broccoli-cheese soup. Pieces of plastic in Banquet frozen chicken strips. In recent...
USDA Expands Whole Farm Revenue Protection, Micro Farm Insurance Plans September 14, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced changes to the Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro...
USDA Introduces New Grapevine Insurance Program September 1, 2023 The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a new grapevine insurance program within its crop insurance solutions. The program will provide...