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U.S. Senate confirms Brooke Rollins to lead USDA
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National, THE HILL

U.S. Senate confirms Brooke Rollins to lead USDA

By Al Weaver  | The Hill Democrats agreed to condense floor time for the nomination after she was voted unanimously out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture.  Rollins is expected to work with lawmakers on the farm bill, which has stalled out in recent months, and on priorities related to doling out billions of dollars in assistance for farmers. She also received wide backing from major farm organizations.  Although she does not have a background in agriculture, Rollins headed the Domestic Policy Council under Trump’s first term and was part of the Office of American Innovation, which was shuttered by President Biden’s White House. She also led the America First Policy Institute after Trump’s 2020 loss.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL
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Dairy herd in Northeast Colorado tests positive for Bird Flu, USDA lab reports
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CBS Colorado, Eastern Plains

Dairy herd in Northeast Colorado tests positive for Bird Flu, USDA lab reports

By Logan Smith | CBS Colorado Colorado is now one of nine states in which dairy cattle have tested positive for avian influenza.  A U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory confirmed Thursday the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 from dairy cows in a northeastern Colorado herd. It is the first detection of the disease in Colorado.  The Colorado State Veterinarian's office was notified Monday about a herd demonstrating clinical symptoms of HPAI in cattle, a Colorado Department of Agriculture press release stated. Bird flu was first detected in a Texas dairy herd on March 25. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO
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