Bird flu toll 38 million: Confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza among 57,000 turkeys at a Minnesota farm over the weekend raised the nationwide toll to 38.01 million birds in domestic flocks in outbreaks this year. (USDA)
Soy group endorses Hartzler: The Missouri Soybean Association endorsed Rep. Vicky Hartzler, a Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee, for Senate in the crowded race to succeed retiring Sen. Roy Blunt; the state corn growers association also backs Hartzler. (MSA)
Trump silent on Valadao: California Rep David Valadao was one of 10 Republicans who voted to impeach President Trump but Trump “has not said a word publicly against him or his reelection bid” in an agricultural district in the Central Valley. (Los Angeles Times)
High-paying climate project: The Rural Investment to Protect Our Environment initiative applied for a USDA climate-smart grant with a plan to pay growers up to $100 an acre for planting cover crops or using no-till planting equipment. (Farm Progress)
Mar-Jac settles chicken charges: Mar-Jac Poultry agreed to pay $725,000 to settle charges in Washington state that it conspired to manipulate chicken prices and said it would cooperate in the ongoing litigation against 18 other processors. (Meat and Poultry)