HPAI tops 59 million: With the discovery of infected birds in Minnesota and Montana, 59.15 million birds in domestic flocks have died in outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza that started in February 2022. (USDA)
Fewer cows, more packers: Two trends are colliding, U.S. meatpacking capacity will expand nearly 6 percent in the near term while the number of cattle being fattened for slaughter declines. (DTN/Progressive Farmer)
Iowa criticizes pork law: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a friend-of-the-court brief opposing a Massachusetts law that, similar to California’s Prop 12, requires farmers to give breeding sows more room to lie down and turn around. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)
Milk loss deadline extended: Dairy farmers have an additional 14 days, until Oct. 30, to sign up for the Milk Loss Program, which pays up to $250,000 to producers who were forced to dump milk in 2020, 2021, and 2022 due to natural disasters. (USDA)
The egg and Jill Biden: First Lady Jill Biden visited an Ohio farm that produces cage-free organic eggs on World Egg Day for a firsthand look at biosecurity procedures for the flock. (American Egg Board)