FERN's Ag Insider
Bird flu found in 40th state this year
A backyard flock of poultry in northwestern Tennessee was infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Survey: Farmers’ outlook improves, but higher input costs loom as major concern
U.S. commodity growers are feeling a little better about their prospects for the coming year, but overall farmer sentiment remains gloomy.
Snyder is named EPA ag adviser
Ron Snyder, with a background in traditional and sustainable agriculture, will serve as the EPA’s agriculture adviser.
U.S. farm exports are in record-setting territory
A running tally by the USDA says U.S. ag exports were the largest ever in fiscal 2021.
COVID is killing rural Americans at twice the rate of urbanites
COVID incidence rates in September were roughly 54% higher in rural areas than elsewhere.
Congress approves $10 billion in disaster aid to agriculture
Farmers and ranchers would be eligible for $10 billion in disaster relief for losses in 2020 and this year under the short-term government funding bill passed by Congress on Thursday.