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USDA to begin testing raw milk for bird flu

WQRF Rockford on MSN · 10h

USDA to begin testing raw milk for bird flu after outbreak spreads to 16 states

Starting December 15th, how your milk gets to your grocery store is going to change. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week that the nation’s milk supply must be tested for the bird flu virus H5N1.

WHNT-TV Huntsville on MSN · 9h

Facing avian flu USDA rolling out new milk testing strategy, Alabama working on plan

Federal and state health and agriculture officials continue to monitor the unusual strain of avian flu that has also infected cattle and some humans.

USDA announces new milk testing strategy in bird flu era

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was first detected in dairy cattle in March. A recent federal order by the U.S. Department of Agriculture creates a five-stage National Milk Testing Strategy, complementing an order from April. Since March, bird flu has been detected in several Michigan herds and one farmworker.

Proposed USDA guidelines support beans, lentils

UPI News on MSN · 13h

Proposed USDA guidelines support beans, lentils for protein versus meat

In a new report, experts suggest that beans, lentils and other protein-packed legumes are the perfect substitute for red or processed meat.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

U.S. dietary guidelines should emphasize beans and lentils as protein, new proposal says

A report on proposed changes to U.S. dietary guidelines suggests encouraging Americans to eat more beans and lentils for protein and less red meat.

Daily Journal · 20h

Eat Less Meat, More Beans & Lentils for Protein, New USDA Guidelines Say

Beans, peas and lentils take center stage in newly proposed changes to dietary guidelines for Americans. In a report released this week by an advisory committee to the Agriculture Department, experts suggest that the protein-packed legumes are the perfect substitute for red or processed meat.

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USDA does not expect to resume Mexico cattle imports before holidays, chief veterinary officer says

The U.S. Department of Agriculture late on Friday walked back comments that it could resume imports of Mexican cattle before ...

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Trump’s pick to lead USDA hasn’t returned Vilsack’s call

President-elect Donald Trump picked Brooke Rollins to be his Agriculture secretary. She is the co-founder and leader of the ...

Recent reports were a Christmas gift from USDA to the grain markets

Regardless, the USDA finally let the bulls and producers alike come up for air this past week, with reports that led to a ...

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Emergency USDA Funding Available to Protect U.S. Livestock and Animals from New World Screwworm

USDA approves funding to bolster efforts to prevent further spread through surveillance, animal health checkpoints and ...

USDA announces availability of $1.13 billion for local food programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $1.13 billion investment to support local and regional food systems, ...

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USDA forecast: 2024 ending strong for livestock, dairy sales while crop sales were down

At the start of 2024, federal agricultural economists were forecasting a tough year for American farmers. The latest forecast ...

USDA report reinforces family farms as backbone of U.S. agriculture

Representing 96 represent of all farms and accounting for 83 percent of total agricultural production in 2023, according to a ...

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Black Farmers Anticipate Little Change From the USDA Over Next Four Years

Lloyd Wright has worked with 10 presidents since the early 1960s and seen how both Republicans and Democrats have failed to ...

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