Feral Hog Control: Eight Years, Some Progress, $2.5 Billion Damage/Year December 5, 2022 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eight years into a U.S. program to control damage from feral pigs, the invasive animals with...
Bird Flu Prompts Slaughter of 1.8M Chickens in Nebraska November 29, 2022 By Josh Funk OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska agriculture officials say another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after bird flu was found...
Two Farmers Indicted in Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraud November 18, 2022 By William Rabb Two Kentucky farmers and a relative have been indicted for falsifying crop damage and exaggerating the size of their fields...
After $1.8 Billion Ian Hit, Florida’s Farmers Brace for Nicole November 9, 2022 By Elizabeth Elkin and Marvin G. Perez Florida’s produce industry took an almost $2 billion hit from Hurricane Ian and is now bracing for more as Tropical...
Drought Snarls Mississippi River Transit in Blow to Farmers October 31, 2022 By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter and Jeff Roberson ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) — Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his Illinois farm when the dew burns off...
Bees Hit By Winds, Storm Surge, Rain During Hurricane Ian October 31, 2022 By Chad Gillis FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — This summer has been the toughest in decades on Southwest Florida beekeepers, who were hit...
Southwest Florida Agriculture Takes Big Hit from Hurricane Ian October 24, 2022 By James A. Jones Jr. BRADENTON, Fla. (AP ) — Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida at the worst possible time for many in...
Puerto Rico Struggles to Recover After Hurricane Razed Crops October 20, 2022 By Danica Coto ABUCOA, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona destroyed $159 million worth of crops in Puerto Rico when it hit a...
Bird Flu Case Prompts Omaha Zoo to Close Several Exhibits October 18, 2022 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium has closed several exhibits and taken other precautions after one...
Scavenging for Supplies, Cuba’s Tobacco Farmers Rebuild After Hurricane Ian October 13, 2022 By Dave Sherwood and Nelson Gonzalez PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba –– When Hurricane Ian ripped through western Cuba last week, tobacco farmer Victoriano Maqueira lost the...