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The director of the Soy Transportation Coalition warns the U.S. agricultural supply chain could feel ripple effects from the Baltimore bridge collapse. Mike Steenhoek tells Brownfield ocean vessels like the one that struck the Francis Scott Key...
A veterinarian with University of Missouri Extension says the mysterious illnesses being reported in dairy cows in Kansas and Texas could be more than Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Scott Poock tells Brownfield USDA says HPAI is part...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed as the mystery illness detected in dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas. Wild migratory birds are believed to be the source of the infection. USDA says unpasteurized, clinical samples of...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in U.S. livestock for the first time. Minnesota Board of Animal Health director Dr. Brian Hoefs says several baby goats became sick on a Minnesota farm that recently depopulated a...
A livestock economist says there were a couple of factors that contributed to February placements into feedyards that were nearly 10% above year-ago levels. University of Missouri’s Scott Brown tells Brownfield in addition to the extra...
Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots surged in February. The USDA says February placements were larger than expected, up 10% on the year at 1.793 million head, due to generally better weather in the major U.S. feeding...
Indiana Farm Bureau says the health care coverage plans they’ve been offering members for more than three years helped fill a huge need. Megan Ritter with Indiana Farm Bureau says they did about 18 months of...
The US Senate has passed a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to override the Biden administration’s decision to resume beef imports from Paraguay despite animal health concerns. The CRA, introduced by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Mike...
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would help farmers transition farmland ownership and address current barriers. Senate Ag Committee member Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, tells Brownfield more than 370 million acres of farmland are...
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would help farmers transition farmland ownership and address current barriers. Senate Ag Committee member Mike Braun, an Indiana Republican, tells Brownfield more than 370 million acres of farmland are...
