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By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK, Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. senators reintroduced a bipartisan bill on Thursday that would allow nationwide sales of gasoline with a higher blend of ethanol year-round, a plan that has the support of a leading oil trade group. Senator Deb Fischer, a Republican from Nebraska, introduced the…

He said he has long “disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions.” He said overhauling the U.S. food system “simply cannot succeed if we do not have the partnership of America’s farmers.” He said declines in rural health are “undoubtedly related to the intensity of chemical pesticides.” After a…

Was there ever any doubt that Brooke Rollins would be confirmed as the next Secretary of Agriculture? The Texas native and former CEO of the nonprofit America First Policy Institute cruised through the full U.S. Senate, being confirmed Thursday by a vote of 72-28. Senators described her as a “terrific…

Pasteurization is the only widely recognized method of killing H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu, in milk. However, pasteurization can be expensive, and fewer than 50 percent of large dairy farms pasteurize waste milk. Waste milk includes colostrum, the first milk after calving, milk from cows treated with antibiotics…

By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Bird flu infections were detected among cattle veterinarians tested last fall, including two people with no known exposure to animals with the virus, according to a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. Bird flu has infected nearly…

Vans equipped somewhere between a doctor’s office and hospital, with an AI agent to guide medical generalists through unfamiliar diagnoses and procedures, could improve access to health care in rural areas. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H, is investing in the development of such a clinic, with…