Farmworker Who Survived Mass Shooting at Mushroom Farm Sues Company And Owner April 9, 2024 By Olga R. Rodriguez and Haven Daley A migrant farmworker who survived a mass shooting last year at a Northern California mushroom farm has filed a lawsuit...
Top US Egg Supplier Idles Texas Plant After Bird Flu Outbreak April 3, 2024 By Gerson Freitas Jr. and Michael Hirtzer Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the biggest egg producer in the US, has culled roughly 3.6% of its flock after birds at...
West Texas Ranchers Face Losses After Historic Wildfires March 21, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune There are burned spots on Jay O’Brien’s ranch outside Stinnett that predate the Smokehouse Creek fire. Over the last several...
Extreme Weather, Cyber Risks Top Concerns When Insuring Farms March 1, 2024 By Jahna Jacobson As risks from extreme weather, technology glitches and cyberattacks rise, so does the need for agricultural insurance that can cover...
Avian Flu is Devastating Farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’ as Outbreaks Roil Poultry Industry January 29, 2024 By Terry Chea Last month, Mike Weber got the news every poultry farmer fears: His chickens tested positive for avian flu. Following government...
Small Farmers Hit by Extreme Weather Could Get Assistance From Proposed Insurance Program January 29, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Since catastrophic flooding hit Vermont in July and waterlogged crops, some farmers are trying to figure out how to get...
Floods Strand Cows, Damage Crops as Wild Weather Hits Australia January 9, 2024 By Keira Wright and Amy Bainbridge Heavy rains and flooding across Australia’s southern state of Victoria has damaged crops and stranded cattle as a months-long run...
Rules Aimed at Contaminated Groundwater Drive Calif. Farmers and Residents to Court December 28, 2023 By Amy Taxin Near fields awash with strawberries and greens, Ileana Miranda and her family pay $72 a month to get water piped...
Extreme Weather Can Hit Farmers Hard. Those With Smaller Farming Operations Often Pay the Price November 20, 2023 MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Justin Ralph estimates he`s made about 200 trips delivering grain from the fields he farms with...
1.2 Million Chickens Will Be Slaughtered at an Iowa Farm Where Bird Flu Was Found November 13, 2023 By Josh Funk An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered to prevent the spread of the bird flu after the virus was...