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Dairy workers in Texas show signs of prior, uncounted bird flu infections in a new study. Without better surveillance, researchers warn that health officials could be caught off guard if the virus gets more contagious.
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With help from the anti-hunger nonprofit Share Our Strength and Kroger, the community farm and market recently launched Grocery Connect.
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Investigators say the fire was an accident and started with an engine fire in a manure vacuum truck.
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Continuing drought means Texas rice farmers will not receive water from the Lower Colorado River Authority in 2023.
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Drought and fertilizer prices have raised the cost of growing citrus this year.
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As Texas continues to battle drought, groups are trying a market-based solution to help farmers and protect what little water is left.
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Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.
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Researchers are learning that cows exposed to fire often give less milk, and horses, with their large lungs, take in a lot of smoke from fires.
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To cope with the setback, farmers rely on crop insurance and hope for fall rains to boost next year’s harvest.
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Drought, climate change and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have created a volatile market for the staple commodity.
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The number of milk cows in the state is increasing, thanks to mild weather and expanded processing capacity.
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State and federal agencies have confirmed Texas’ first case of a “highly pathogenic” avian influenza, but commercial egg and poultry operations have so far avoided outbreaks and widespread losses seen in other regions.