Many fresh eggs at the market. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #295334887 - Andrea Izzotti)

Egg prices fall to 2023 levels, but won’t last for long

Stephen Vaden, deputy secretary of agriculture, addressed several topics during a Jan. 21, 2026, webinar. (NALC image)

Vaden on Prop 12: ‘Should be struck down’

Square bales of alfalfa hay for cattle are lying on the field. (Adobe Stock │ #369798473 - malshak_off)

Forage feeding and soil fertility

  • By David Hallauer │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Protecting backyard chickens from avian influenza takes implementation of a consistent biosecurity regimen that reduces the potential for the virus to be introduced to your farm. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

What is avian influenza? Fast facts on ‘bird flu’ in the U.S.

New World Screwworm fly (Texas A&M AgriLife)

USDA announces completion of sterile fly dispersal facility in Texas

New World Screwworm fly (Texas A&M AgriLife)

USDA announces opening of sterile fly dispersal facility in Tampico, Mexico

A small piglet in the farm. Swine in a stall. Shallow depth of field portrait of young pig in the farm.

Import restrictions issued on Taiwan due to African swine fever  

Texas announces Swormlure-5 trapping plan for New World screwworm