More than 17,000 turkeys from a Lehigh County poultry farm have been destroyed after a highly contagious avian flu was confirmed in the flock. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's website, which tracks outbreaks across the U.S., recorded 17,400 birds affected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Family-owned farms are something of a national treasure. Grown over the course of generations, America's rural homesteads play a vital role in sustaining communities across the nation. Working alongside farming families as both a farmer and an agricultural lender, I admire and share the values and traditions that run as deep as the roots put down over countless decades.

Holiday baking will be more expensive this year as basics like milk, eggs, flour and sugar, as well as some popular sides, have all risen since last year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension economist, Bryan-College Station, said grocery shoppers will not be surprised that costs have risen.

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MADISON, Conn. - Most Americans will put a Broad Breasted White turkey on their Thanksgiving dinner table later this month. Stephanie Lesnik has tried raising those snowy-plumed behemoths, the breed used in large-scale commercial turkey farming. But for her small operation, she's found less common breeds work better.

Several federal programs helped farmers survive the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there was one group of people that some feel was overlooked. Farm workers and meatpacking workers didn't qualify for direct payments under the employer-focused Paycheck Protection Program and Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, but now these production laborers are getting their own assistance program.

WYOMISSING, Pa. - Penn State Berks will offer a new craft brewing certificate program in partnership with Penn State Extension for the spring 2023 semester. The noncredit program is designed for students with some brewing experience. It will entail eight seven-week-long remote courses where students will meet weekly with their instructor via Zoom to discuss course content, ask questions, and engage in discussions.

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