David Scott wins primary: Georgia Rep. David Scott, 78, the senior Democrat on the House Agriculture Committee, took 58 percent of the vote against six challengers in a suburban Atlanta district to win the nomination for his 12th term in the House. (New York Times)
H5N1 virus in 51 dairy herds: The H5N1 bird flu virus was confirmed in two additional herds, one each in Michigan and Idaho, raising the U.S. total to 51 herds; Michigan has the largest number of infected herds, at 15. (USDA)
First round of RAPP funding: The USDA awarded a combined $300 million in the initial round of funding from the new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program to 66 groups to build demand overseas for U.S. food and ag exports. (USDA)
UC-Davis terminates strawberry agreements: UC-Davis, a developer of strawberry varieties, said Eurosemillas SA had defaulted on licensing agreements to make older UC-Davis varieties available to growers overseas, and so it terminated the agreements. (UC-Davis)
Bird flu forces layoffs: Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch told Michigan state labor officials that it expected to lay off 400 employees due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza at some of its farms in Ionia County, but it intended to rehire workers when flocks were rebuilt. (Meat and Poultry)