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Why pastured poultry is good fit for grassland farm

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly At Paddock Farm in Warwickshire, 300 Hy-line and Dekalb hens follow beef cattle around the grazing rotation, producing an average of 240 eggs a day.

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Catching up with (but hopefully not catching) bird flu

Food Politics

It has infected and, in the case of dairy herds and poultry flocks, mass culling: Wild birds Domestic Chickens Domestic Turkeys Domestic Ducks Dairy cattle Raw milk Wild and captive mammals Pet dogs and cats People What is the government doing? Like the versions of flu that people usually get, bird flu can make you severely ill.

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Conflict of interest of the week: USDA and (lack of) control of bird flu

Food Politics

The virus has now affected at least 446 dairy herds in 15 states and more than 100 million birds , mostly commercial poultry, in addition to the documented human cases…USDA is the primary culprit in this failure. READ MORE The government’s inaction has allowed H5N1 to spread with remarkably little attention. billion agriculture industry.

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Vilsack announces final “Product of USA” label rule

Real Agriculture

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the final rule for meat, poultry, and egg products that carry a “Product of the USA” label at the National Farmers Union’s annual convention in Phoenix on Monday.

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Avian influenza found in cattle on U.S. dairy farms in Kansas and Texas

Real Agriculture

A mysterious illness affecting older dairy cows in the southern U.S. appears to be caused by the same virus that has infected millions of domestic and wild birds over the past few years. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said milk samples from sick animals on two dairy farms in Kansas and one in. Read More

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What do we need to know about bird flu?

Food Politics

101 herds of dairy cattle. The CDC says: “Mammals can be infected with H5N1 bird flu viruses when they eat infected birds, poultry, or other animals and/or if they are exposed to environments contaminated with virus. The epidemiological fear, of course, is the more cattle affected, the more the virus can mutate (sound familiar?).

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Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle

NASDA

Letter Dear Secretary Vilsack, We appreciate the ongoing efforts of your agency to respond to the outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle, especially the opportunity to regularly meet with you and your team to share information and concerns. We implore the agency to release guidance and financial support to dairy cattle auction barns and markets.

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