Farmers oppose fertilizer deal: Iowa farmers asked FTC chair Lina Khan to block the proposed $3.6 billion purchase by Koch Industries of Iowa Fertilizer Co., which was created as an independent supplier with the aid of $545 million in government incentives and tax benefits. (Des Moines Register)
More HPAI in cattle: Tests found an additional three herds in Michigan, Texas, and Kansas were infected with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, raising the U.S. total to 32 herds. (APHIS)
Sudan grain output plunges: War cut the Sudanese wheat, sorghum, and millet harvest 40 percent in 2023, said the FAO in an appeal for funds to distribute seeds and tillage equipment for this year’s cereal crops. (FAO)
CWD in southwestern Virginia: State wildlife officials said that for the first time, a deer shot in Tazewell County, Virginia, was confirmed to carry chronic wasting disease, a discovery likely to alter deer management policy in the region. (WJHL-TV)