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The raccoon rabies strain found in an Omaha kitten was never before seen in this part of the country. That forced federal officials to come in and vaccinate raccoons to make sure it didn't spread. Now, the veterinarian who discovered the cat had rabies says we won't know if the spread was stopped until January.

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The Country Elevator Conference is National Grain and Feed Association’s flagship conference for grain merchants, elevator operators, feed manufacturers, processors, and grain industry suppliers.

Southern staples like magnolia trees and camellias may now be able to grow without frost damage in once-frigid Boston.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says USDA is making investments to strengthen American food and agriculture supply chains, expand markets for producers, and lower food costs, and In the past decade, the world’s ag output grew at an average annual rate of 1.94%, down from 2.74% in the past decade.

The USDA is spending nearly $28 million to support organizations that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers, and the U.S. saw growth of almost 31% in net farm income from 2021 through 2022.

The Agriculture Department announced Wednesday it will dole out $300 million during the first year of its new $1.2 billion Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, or RAPP. The funding, which is designed to help ag groups, cooperatives, state agencies and others expand exports of U.S. farm goods, will be released in tranches and those who receive funding will have five years to use the money.

The droughty growing season revealed some “oopsies” and unusual disease occurrences in fields. Stephanie Porter reviewed the 2023 growing season during an ISA Field Talk event.

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MADISON, Wis. — Local, state and national leaders met with farm and school grant recipients at La Follette High School on Wednesday to discuss the present and future of school