The plan, announced by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, dedicates up to $500 million to help poultry producers implement biosecurity measures and up to $400 million in financial relief for farmers whose flocks are affected by avian flu.

Amid conversations about immigration and mass deportation, it’s vital to lay out some truths about labor in the dairy industry. Immigrants are not “cheap labor,” they are the backbone of America’s dairy farms.

Class III futures tumbled further, with the March contract down 31 cents to $18.70 per hundredweight and Q2 futures settling at $18.33, a 23-cent loss.

Trump said Monday that his planned 25% tariffs on all Mexican and Canadian exports to the U.S. “are going ahead on time, on schedule,” meaning the duties would take effect on March 4 at the conclusion of a one-month suspension.

Medgene reports the vaccine has met all requirements of the USDA platform technology guidelines and is in the final stages of review for conditional license approval.

USDA is working to get more eggs into the supply chain in the short-term, but U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says a team is focused on coming up with a long-term strategy to combat avian flu.