The Food and Drug Administration continues to test retail dairy products for traces of H5N1 Influenza A (which has been referred to recently as highly pathogenic avian influenza).
Some of the latest products tested were cottage cheese, sour cream, and fluid milk. The new preliminary results of egg inoculation tests show that pasteurization is effective in inactivating the virus. The additional round of tests did not detect any live, infectious virus in the products.
Brownfield Anchor/Reporter Mark Dorenkamp will cover the Practical Farmers of Iowa field day Fertile, Iowa, July 10th, 2024. … View Full
A dairy leader says trade deals require continued communication and follow-up to benefit producers and processors. Jaime Castaneda with the National
Dairy groups are concerned new Country of Origin Labeling laws might impact future beef sales. Jaime Castenada, who handles dairy policy
Michigan State University Extension has released a cover crop seed directory to help growers better source local resources. Cropping system agronomist
Researchers in the Forestry and Natural Resources department at Purdue University have been studying how the solar eclipse impacted the environment. Purdue professor
Michigan Farm Bureau says both budget options approved by House and Senate lawmakers are good options for the state’s voluntary environmental
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, waiting for widespread direct business to develop and the sharply
Jul. corn closed at $4.57, down 5 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $12.16 and 1/4, up 2 and 3/4 centsJul.
Soybeans were mostly lower on spread trade and profit taking. Contracts started higher but could not follow through due to the
