Livestock
Though prepared, dairy ‘baffled’ by spread of bird flu
Even though he has been bracing for impacts of H5N1 bird flu since April,…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
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CA ag leaders call attention to rising economic pressures
With some of the state’s major agricultural commodities struggling and farmers and ranchers facing…
Aug 16, 2024 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Health/Nutrition
CA stockyards size impact of bird flu testing
Efforts to better understand and curb the spread of H5N1 avian influenza in dairy…
May 10, 2024 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
News
Avian flu puts focus on cattle movement
With an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza affecting dairy cows in six states,…
Apr 12, 2024 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
News
Supplies of dairy heifers shrink as more bred to beef
Dairy farmers looking to buy young heifers to replace their older milking cows should…
Mar 1, 2024 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Markets
Fertilizer market hinges on weather, global disruptions
After sharp spikes in fertilizer prices in 2022, farmers saw some relief last year…
Feb 23, 2024 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau