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USDA Prices Received Up In February
USDA Prices Received Up In February
USDA Prices Received Up In February
According to the latest Agricultural Prices Report, producers saw a rise in prices received for commodities in February.  The 14% increase in the total prices received index was a combination of a 2 ½% month over month rise in the Livestock Production Index and an 8 ½% increase in the crop production index from the previous month.   A 7% increase in fee...
Rollins Addressing Food Prices A Priority
Rollins Addressing Food Prices A Priority
Rollins Addressing Food Prices A Priority
One of the top issues for new Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is sticker shock many Americans have grown accustomed to at their local grocery store.   “Clearly one of the key issues facing all Americans right now, is the price of food and grocery prices,” Rollins said recent.  The secretary noted...
Nevada Rolls Back Cage Free Law
Nevada Rolls Back Cage Free Law
Nevada Rolls Back Cage Free Law
In 2021, when the national average of egg prices was under $2 a dozen, Nevada joined several other states requiring that eggs sold in the state come from cage-free chickens.  However, a dozen eggs costs an average of nearly $5 across the county, thanks to the bird flu.  In response last week,...
New Strain of Bird Flu Hits California Flock
New Strain of Bird Flu Hits California Flock
New Strain of Bird Flu Hits California Flock
The United States reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California.  Reuters said that authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California.  By December 2nd, almost 119,000 birds on the farm had been killed.   In ad...

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