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Rollins praises USDA’s HPAI response plan

Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the USDA continues to help the poultry industry find solutions for highly pathogenic avian influenza. “I am not here necessarily to throw a prior administration under the bus, but I will say that not much... Read More.

MO Farm Bureau health plan advances

The Missouri Senate has advanced a bill that would bring Missouri Farm Bureau another step closer to offering a health plan to its members. Senate Bill 79 provides an exception in statute for the non-profit membership organization to offer a health plan, outlined as... Read More.

Rollins says USDA’s plan to address HPAI is working

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says the work the Trump administration is doing to address highly pathogenic avian influenza is working. “The market reacted very positively to being bold and to having a big plan to investing where it matters, in biosecurity especially,” she says. ... Read More.

Nebraska Gov. Pillen on USDA’s HPAI plan

Nebraska Governor and licensed veterinarian Jim Pillen says when it comes to addressing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry, he has two beliefs – the virus always wins in a naïve population of people, birds or mammals, and “there’s no effective vaccine.” He tells... Read More.

Weed Control Plan

Planning is a key component to staying ahead of weeds. Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jeff Moon, says with Enlist E3 soybeans, having Enlist herbicides as a cornerstone of your weed control plan, coupled with a layered residual, such as Enversa herbicide, will help... Read More.

U.S. Senate to vote on government funding plan

The director of the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois says Friday’s scheduled U.S. Senate vote on a Continuing Resolution to keep the government operating will raise questions no matter the outcome. “There is no good situation that involves a government shutdown.”... Read More.

Petersen: biosecurity an important part of HPAI plan

Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says biosecurity is the most important part of the USDA’s 5-point plan to address Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. “The farms that have had USDA’s Wildlife Services inspections have had little problems; it’s a good thing.” Another part of the... Read More.

Petersen: biosecurity most important part of HPAI plan

Minnesota Ag Commissioner Thom Petersen says biosecurity is the most important part of the USDA’s 5-point plan to address Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. “The farms that have had USDA’s Wildlife Services inspections have had little problems, it’s a good thing.” USDA says there’s no... Read More.

USDA’s HPAI vaccination plan “unclear”

A veterinarian and director of the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory says USDA’s Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza vaccination plan is unclear. Keith Poulsen tells Brownfield “as we get more details, we’ll continue to move forward in fighting the disease.” Vaccinations were part of USDA’s initial 5-point... Read More.

Minnesota Turkey Growers pleased with USDA avian flu plan

The Minnesota Turkey Growers Association is pleased with USDA’s plan to address highly pathogenic avian influenza. Executive director Ashley Kohls says many of the items listed in the department’s five-point strategy have been discussed among the poultry industry for several years. “Largely since 2015,... Read More.