Nebraska has its first case of HPAI in a dairy herd. The state’s leading veterinarian says that testing has confirmed the virus did not originate on that farm.
According to Dr. Roger Dudley, “We are able to tell that the strain did originate in California. I think that’s really important, and the other thing that I think is really important is that the milk from the affected cow, if they’re showing symptoms of the avian influenza, that those the milk from those cows don’t go into the bulk tank to be for human consumption.”
Dr. Dudley was quick to note that the milk supply does remain safe thanks to pasteurization. He reminds producers to keep biosecurity measures front and center.
“Biosecurity is important. Should be important every day to dairy producers and other livestock producers, but certainly during times like this, where we know there’s an additional threat monitoring the people on and off site. Making sure that you know where people have been before they come to your farm and where they’re going after your farm, isolating animals, new animal, new arrival animals to the farm are all important things.”
Dairy herds are not the only ones seeing cases pop up; commercial turkeys and backyard poultry outbreaks have been confirmed in the Dakotas and Montana.
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Falling feed costs and strong demand for butter could be good news for dairy farmers looking to get their finances back on track.
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Where the Food Comes From producer Donna Sanders takes us along on a behind-the-scenes look at filming the show’s newest episode, “Clemson Blue,” where university cheesemakers reveal how they put the “blue” in their award-winning blue cheese.
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It is in there, the mold — those rich blue veins in creamy blue cheese that make you either love it or loathe it — but how does it get there? This bonus scene from “Clemson Dairy,” Season 4, Episode 4 of
Where the Food Comes From, explains how and why that happens.
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No, it is not some new college course — Clemson has been making blue cheese since 1941, and the product has developed a worldwide following and won some pretty big awards. With good reason — it is fantastic stuff. It is also fascinating to see how it is made. Check out this sneak peek look at the latest episode of Where the Food Comes From, “Clemson Blue.”
October 24, 2023 11:32 AM
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The machines do all the work at Hickory Hill Milk in South Carolina, and the pampered cows get on-demand service. The team at Where the Food Comes From shares a special, behind-the-scenes account filming the show’s newest episode, Robot Dairy, premiering this Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, at 9:30 p.m. ET on RFD-TV!
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How does a robot milk a cow?
October 18, 2023 09:00 AM
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The machines do all the work at Hickory Hill Milk in South Carolina, where the pampered cows get on-demand service. They make a premium cream line of milk you still have to shake. It is so good it is used to make the world-famous Clemson blue cheese.
October 17, 2023 01:55 PM
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Today’s blog post by RFD-TV Agri-Legal Expert Roger McEowen takes a look at the “preferential payment rule,” a unique bankruptcy provision that can come as a suprise to farmers in financial distress.
October 13, 2023 10:54 AM
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