Tag: New York
Poultry: APHIS Reports More Avian Influenza Cases – DTN Mar 7, 2022
The number of states impacted by highly pathogenic avian influenza continues ticking upward as USDA has reported at least three more commercial flocks have been infected. The growing number of […]
Livestock: R-CALF Beef Checkoff Case to Continue – DTN Oct 1, 2021
A lawsuit against USDA challenging the Beef Checkoff program will be allowed to continue after a federal court on Wednesday denied the agency’s motion to dismiss. Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, […]
Pests Waking Up – What’s Active Where? – DTN Apr 8, 2021
Insects and diseases are waking up and getting to work, and here at DTN, we have a growing inbox of pest alerts from across the Plains, Midwest, South and mid-Atlantic […]
Hemp: USDA Announces Details of Risk Management Programs Feb 7, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters. A pilot hemp insurance program through Multi-Peril Crop Insurance […]
Waters of the U.S. Rule – Lawsuit Challenges 1986 Reversion – DTN Jan 9, 2020
Fourteen states, the city of New York and the District of Columbia have asked a federal court to vacate the latest EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers action on […]
Pennsylvania: 2 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas from Floods Sep 10, 2019
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Pennsylvania counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Lackawanna and Wayne counties who suffered losses due to excessive rain, flash flooding, and flooding […]
Corn, Soybean Acres: Impact of Prevent Plant Aug 16, 2019
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture released county acreages for crops and prevent plantings based on acreage reports filed by farmers. Even though prevent plant […]
Beef Checkoffs Unconstitutional Says Cattle Group – DTN May 24, 2019
A cattle interest group has asked a federal court to declare unconstitutional 15 state beef checkoff programs, in a motion filed this week. Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, United Stockgrowers of […]
Cargill Feed Recall in 9 States Due to High Aflatoxin Levels May 14, 2019
Cargill’s animal nutrition business is conducting a voluntary recall of select Southern States feed due to aflatoxin levels that exceed FDA’s action levels. The affected products, which were manufactured and […]
Watershed Monitoring: USDA Has $2Mln Available for Farmers in 6 States Apr 18, 2019
USDA is making $2 million available this year to farmers in specific watersheds across Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, and Washington. NRCS provides technical and financial assistance to farmers […]