USDA confirms avian flu is spreading cow-to-cow
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported that transmission from cow to cow plays a role in the spread of avian flu within dairy herds.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reported that transmission from cow to cow plays a role in the spread of avian flu within dairy herds.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in a dairy herd in North Carolina, the seventh state with affected dairy cattle.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been found on dairy herds in Michigan and Idaho, indicating further spread to other U.S. states.
Bipartisan U.S. Senate legislation, titled the EMIT LESS Act, looks to tackle livestock methane emissions through research and incentives for farmers.
Idaho’s red, white, and blue agriculture specialty plate launched in 2000 and features green fields, a red barn with silo, a house, and rolling grain fields.
This new ruling adopts of the 2006 Waters of the United States rule, narrowing the reach of federal “protection” of clean waters.
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced last week that three Eastern Idaho farmers: Merrill Hanny, Roger Burke, and Robert Sollis, have paid a total of $500,000 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent Coronavirus Food Assistance Program applications, a program intended to provide direct support to farmers and ranchers to offset losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chobani is giving $1 million to the University of Idaho to help fund construction of the nation’s largest research dairy scientific research center.
Chobani expanded its Scholars Program, adding a pledge of $1 million dollars and a focus on supporting historically underserved students.
Though constantly under threat from environmentalists, supporters of the four lower Snake River dams have successfully countered efforts to breach the dams.