The US Secretary of Agriculture says the USDA plans to invest $1 billion to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza. Brooke Rollins announced her five-step plan this morning during the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Meeting.  “We are devoting up to $500 million in helping U.S. poultry producers to implement gold standard biosecurity measures,”…… Continue Reading

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures and precipitation across much of the country.  Cooler-than-normal conditions will be confined to much of Maine, California, and the Desert Southwest. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal weather should be limited to portions of western Texas and southern New Mexico. The post Milder to…… Continue Reading