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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
The Department of Agriculture announced it is using $2.7 billion from the Commodity Credit Corporation and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says expanding rural broadband is going to be top of mind for him in the upcoming farm bill. All that and more in today’s DriveTime.
Washington is taking a "whole of government" approach to an unfolding incidence of H5N1 influenza in poultry and dairy cattle. Government officials say dairy products are safe to consume.
Federal agencies are stepping up testing after H5N1 particles were found in commercial dairy products. USDA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the pasteurization process was effective in killing the disease.