U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins unveils a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza. The goal is to protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. According to USDA the five-pronged strategy includes an additional $500 million for biosecurity measures, $400 million in financial relief for affected farmers, and $100…… MORE
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Feds Announce First Water Allocation for 2025
The Bureau of Reclamation’s initial allocation for California farmers on the west side of the Central Valley south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta is more than twice what the initial allocation was in 2024, a year with similar hydrology, according to a news release. In addition, the Bureau of Reclamation says the Trump administration is…… MORE
USDA Will Release Millions of Frozen Farmer Funds
The Ag Department recently announced it will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that had been frozen by the Trump administration’s push to overhaul the federal government according to the agency. The sum represents a tiny sliver of program funding the USDA suspended after the White House’s broad freeze of federal loans and…… MORE
The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, February 20
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The Ag Center Commodity Report for Tuesday, February 18
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New USDA Secretary Takes Office
Brooke Rollins won confirmation as the new Secretary of Agriculture by a 72-28 Senate vote. She also becomes only the second woman to lead the agency. The 52-year-old Texan was Trump’s domestic policy chief in his first term and recently headed a Trump-aligned think tank. Rollins recently said she hopes to see an ag trade deficit turn…… MORE
Another Agriculture Group Takes Issue with Dietary Guidelines Report
The National Chicken Council is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to reject recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee emphasizing plant-based proteins over lean meats like chicken. Among the recommendations that the NCC took issue with was the emphasis on eating beans, peas, and lentils as optimal protein sources above chicken. There…… MORE
The Ag Center Commodity Report for Thursday, February 13
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World Ag Expo Continues Rain or Shine
The World Ag Expo is open today through Thursday in at the International Agri-Center in Tulare. The World Ag Expo, established in 1968, had more than 100,000 visitors come from 49 states and 81 countries to attend last year’s show. The show is produced by the International Agri-Center, an education-based non-profit organization. New for 2025,…… MORE
