Animal health
Livestock producers and veterinarians are urged to practice good biosecurity practices to prevent transmission of the disease. Five states have also issued restrictions on dairy cattle movement.
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced that HPAI, known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has been found in dairy cattle in Idaho.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reports that a human case of bird flu has been confirmed in Texas and identified in a person who had direct exposure to dairy cattle presumed to be infected with the disease.
In affected cowherds, the illness impacts nearly 10% of the animals, causing reduced feed consumption and a 10% to 20% decline in milk production.
Maintaining seed quality has been a subject of study in the Farm Journal Test Plots for many years. Through our program, the plot crew has learned how to handle seed in order to maximize its potential.
Insect and weed control planning is starting for farmers now that planting is wrapping up. Leica Geosystems is capitalizing on the shift of focus from planting to maintenance. The company is combining several of its products into three customized options for insect and weed control as a special campaign. The special will last until June 30, and it includes guidance and section-control products for a wide range of accuracy levels and prices.
Drought covering the continental U.S. grew by 2 points this week, now covering nearly 60% of the country. As the drought grips the Wheat Belt and key areas for cattle production, it’s creating concern for 2022.
Is chronic wasting disease (CWD) a potential time bomb for the agriculture industry? A silent killer stalking deer and elk, CWD continues to move quietly across the U.S.
Iowa agriculture officials say a majority of the quarantine zones set up around poultry farms infected with bird flu are being lifted.
Now that warm weather has arrived, everyone will start to focus on all the chores that have to be done to “gear” up for the upcoming season, including fly control.
This resource provides a digital deworming tool that gives cattle producers immediate evaluations of current deworming protocols.
USDA-ARS scientists are developing novel vaccines to help protect livestock against cattle ticks that hitchhike on wildlife, such as the white-tail deer, that cross the Rio Grande River into Texas.
Minneapolis newspaper editorial urges the banning of raw milk sales.
The cost of calling a local renderer is likely to go up in the very near future.
Thousands of turkeys died at a Vermont farm.
Tennessee reported avian-influenza discovery last week, and now three poultry flocks in northern Alabama are being investigated.
Bird flu worries began to infect the commodity markets Tuesday after the news spread that an Iowa egg-laying operation would need to destroy millions of hens due to the virus.
Among the most insidious pathogens affecting cattle, the bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDv) stands out.