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Colombia Restricts U.S. Beef Imports Over Bird Flu

(Washington, DC) — Colombia has become the first country to restrict the import of U.S. beef due to cows testing positive for bird flu. The USDA announced on its website...

Rabobank Releases its North American Agribusiness Review

Rabobank released its North American Agribusiness Review, a bi-monthly analysis of market conditions and trends across North American agriculture. Among the highlights, the report says...

Grassley Urges Better Data Reporting on Bird Flu in Dairy Cows

A U.S. Senator agrees with a news report that federal agencies aren’t sharing avian flu test results from dairy cows fast enough, which could...

Rising Gas Prices May Plateau Soon

After weeks of paying higher prices, those increases at the gas pump may be nearing a halt as refineries complete the transition from winter...

AMI Calls for Worker Protections at Beef Facilities

As the USDA issued a nationwide order requiring lactating dairy cows to test negative for HPAI before transport, the American Meat Institute says that...

USDA Continues Investing in Rural High-Speed Broadband

USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the agency is partnering with rural cooperatives, local organizations, and tribes to support more high-speed internet...

Final GREET Model Guidance Expected Soon

The final carbon footprint model to decide eligibility for make-or-break tax credits for ethanol in Sustainable Aviation Fuel could be out in days. The model...

Crop Insurance Payments to Farmers Vary by Farm Type

About 13 percent of U.S. farms participated in Federal crop insurance programs in 2022, with the highest share from small family farms. USDA’s Economic...

FDA Reaffirms Pasteurization is Effective against HPAI

The Food and Drug Administration confirmed again this week pasteurization of milk consistent with the federal Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance destroys harmful pathogenic...

Industry Leaders Share Sustainable Aviation Priorities for Farm Bill

WASHINGTON D.C. — Amid the ongoing negotiations surrounding the Farm Bill, industry stakeholders representing nearly the entire supply chain for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)...

Vilsack Announces New School Meal Standards

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday announced major steps to promote the health of America’s children through school meals. Nutrition standards for school meals will...