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Today’s quick hits, Dec. 2, 2024

California suspends Raw Farm: State agriculture officials barred Raw Farm, based in Fresno, from distributing its unpasteurized dairy products because of tests indicating dairy cattle on the farm were infected by the H5N1 avian flu virus. (Los Angeles Times) Gray leads Duarte: After trailing …

Today’s quick hits, Nov. 25, 2024

Chavez-DeRemer for Labor: President-elect Donald Trump said he would nominate Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee defeated for re-election, to serve as Labor secretary. (NPR) Screwworm found in Mexico: The USDA said it would restrict movement …

Today’s quick hits, November 22, 2024

Deere income down sharply: Net income at Deere and Co., the world’s largest farm equipment maker, fell to $7.1 billion for fiscal 2024, a drop of $3 billion from the previous year. (Deere) Duarte holds slim lead: Rep. John Duarte, a Republican member of the House Agriculture Committee, has a …

Today’s quick hits, November 21, 2024

Thanksgiving dinner costs less: The cost of ingredients for a home-cooked Thanksgiving dinner has dropped for the second year in a row, to an average of $5.80 per person, down from $6.12 in 2023 and $6.41 in 2022. (American Farm Bureau Federation) Average ‘dead zone’: The low-oxygen dead zone …

Today’s quick hits, Nov. 18, 2024

Trump shadow over COP29: The impending return of Donald Trump to the White House is reducing the chances of an agreement at the UN climate summit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from food systems, the source of one-third of emissions. (Grist) Caraveo, Chavez-DeRemer lose, Costa wins: House …

Today’s quick hits, November 15, 2022

Midwest farmland values stall: In the third quarter of 2024, for the first time since the fourth quarter of 2019, farmland values in the Midwest stalled instead of showing an increase over the previous year, said a survey of ag bankers. (Chicago Federal Reserve) Groups seek credit extension: …

Today’s quick hits, November 14, 2024

Canadian teen has H5N1: The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed that the H5N1 avian flu virus was the cause of illness in a teenager hospitalized in Vancouver. It is the nation’s first domestically acquired human case of the disease. (PHAC) Food inflation rate falls: The food inflation …

Today’s quick hits, November 8, 2024

Slotkin wins Senate seat: Rep. Elissa Slotkin, a Democratic member of the House Agriculture Committee, narrowly defeated Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate race in Michigan and will succeed retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow. (NBC News) Record ag trade deficit: Census Bureau data show a U.S. …

Today’s quick hits, November 7, 2024

Pipeline law is nixed: South Dakota voters killed Referred Law 21, passed by the legislature in March, which would have superseded county and local rules about where a proposed carbon pipeline could be built. (Sioux Falls Argus Leader) Denver rejects slaughterhouse ban: Voters overwhelmingly …

Today’s quick hits, Nov. 4, 2024

Nunn trails in poll: The Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll indicated voters prefer Lanon Baccam, a Democrat, over incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn, a Republican, 48 percent to 41 percent, in a U.S. House race in the southern Iowa district. (Des Moines Register) Multiyear revenue proposal: …

Today’s quick hits, November 1, 2024

Formula makers not liable: A Missouri jury decided that the two leading manufacturers of infant formula, Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson, were not liable in a product defect lawsuit that sought more than $6 billion in damages. (Law.com) Co-op financial association launched: The USDA …

Today’s quick hits, October 31, 2024

Less meat and potatoes: Draft recommendations for the new edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans call for greater consumption of plant-based foods and the reduced intake of beef and starchy vegetables like potatoes. (Agriculture Dive) Food for Opportunity launch: The USDA earmarked $50 …

Today’s quick hits, Oct. 28, 2024

Bird flu infects 34: The Centers for Disease Control confirmed three additional cases of bird flu in poultry workers in Washington State, raising the U.S. total to 34 human infections since late May. (CDC) Protein prices tick upward: Grocery prices will rise 1.6 percent during 2025 due to …

Today’s quick hits, October 25, 2024

Osborn gains on Fischer: Independent Dan Osborn is gaining ground on Deb Fischer, a Republican member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and the Nebraska Senate race, previously rated as “likely” Republican, now “leans” GOP. Two House Agriculture Committee members, David Valadao, a California …

Today’s quick hits, October 24, 2024

Veneman endorses Harris: Republican Ann Veneman, the first woman to serve as U.S. agriculture secretary, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election, saying the tariffs proposed by former President Donald Trump were “dangerous for rural America” and would “harm farmers by …

Today’s quick hits, Oct. 21, 2024

Twenty-seven bird flu cases: With two additional cases confirmed, 13 of the 27 people infected by the avian flu virus this year are Californians; all but one of the U.S. cases involved dairy and poultry workers. (Centers for Disease Control) Hurricane damage up to $2.5 billion: Hurricane Milton …

Today’s quick hits, October 18, 2024

Highest SNAP participation rate: SNAP reached its highest participation rate, with 88 percent of eligible people enrolled in 2022, since the USDA began estimating participation nearly 50 years ago. The rural participation rate was 94 percent. (USDA) Record global soy crop: World soybean …

Today’s quick hits, October 17, 2024

Bird flu hits flocks: After two months with virtually no U.S. outbreaks, highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed on two egg farms, in Utah and Washington, with a total of 2.69 million chickens. The disease has killed 103.5 million birds in domestic flocks since February 2022. (USDA) Big …

Today’s quick hits, October 11, 2024

More bird flu cases: The California Department of Public Health said it was notified on Thursday of “two additional possible human cases, also in the Central Valley,” of people with bird flu. The CDC has confirmed four human cases in the state, all among farmworkers. (CDPH) USDA-backed …

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