The U.S. Senate has confirmed two USDA appointments amid the government shutdown. Devon Westhill is the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights. Michael Boren is the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment at the USDA. In a statement on X, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins praised the confirmations. She said “the team is coming […]
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The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in Ottawa County. State officials say the
The American Egg Board says the industry is still recovering from losses caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza as the fall
An agriculture leader says the government shutdown is preventing trade opportunities from being finalized. National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles says
An ag economist at Ohio State University says a recent study shows on-farm storage could be more expensive than prior years.
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An agronomist with Beck’s Hybrids says farmers who applied fungicide this year are seeing significantly higher corn yields. “They’re learning
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