The Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced that a goat kid residing on a farm with a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) positive poultry flock tested positive for the same virus. This is the first U.S. detection of HPAI in a domestic ruminant. “This finding is significant because, while the spring migration is definitely a […]

Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD) is helping organic strawberry growers in California raise healthier plants without fumigants. University of California Cooperative extension staff members have been experimenting with the technique and found that it helps organic growers combat both weeds and soil diseases. The three-step ASD process was used on about half of California’s organic strawberry […]

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 26 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants totaling $463,000. These cost-share grants, which match up to $25,000 per project, were created to assist Iowa farmers, businesses, and nonprofits in increasing or diversifying their agricultural product offerings, expanding markets, and shortening supply chains. This year’s grants will support […]

The eighth annual Feeding the Economy report shows that the total economic impact for food and agriculture-related industries in the United States grew 11.8% over the last year, reaching $63 trillion. 9.This represents 20.01% of total U.S. output. The report is the result of a nationwide study commissioned by 30 food and agriculture groups to […]