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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will test ground beef for bird flu

The new testing is the latest effort by the USDA to track and understand how the virus is spreading among livestock.

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The Treasury Department released long-awaited guidance for a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel. Ethanol-derived SAF would be eligible as long as the corn is produced with three climate-smart farming practices. 

In this opinion piece, Stephen Sothmann, Partner at DTB AgriTrade LLP, and Bill Westman, Executive Director of Meat Import Council of America (MICA), discuss the potentially harmful effects of blocking USDAs decision to allow imports of fresh beef from Paraguay and the potential impact on other agricultural trade commitments.

The USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has begun closing recreational facilities for the winter season. Seasonal closures apply to many National Forest recreation sites in the Tahoe Basin including beaches, campgrounds, picnic areas and forest roads.

Poultry producers will be required to bring salmonella bacteria in certain chicken products to very low levels to help prevent food poisoning.

An event about solid waste, recycling and organics industry.

Bryce Doeschot with KRVN takes a look at today's agriculture headlines.

An American Farm Bureau Federation Economist says that the reports that the USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service is eliminating are "critical to the function of the agriculture industry."