California is at the center of the country’s egg mess. Here’s why and what’s coming
The price of a dozen eggs has nearly doubled since last year and hit a record high in January. An outbreak of avian influenza ...
Lab workers key to California’s bird flu response are poised to strike
Chronic staff shortages have left the California lab struggling to protect the state’s food chain from bird flu, the workers ...
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Trump administration takes aim at bird flu. For now, the cattle will have to wait
The USDA's new plan tackles H5N1 bird flu as an issue of economic concern, and leaves questions about how to manage the ...
California egg prices at record high as bird flu decimates farms. Relief months away
In California, eggs are more expensive due to a combination of factors including higher production costs, bird flu and the ...
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USDA rolls out 5-step plan to battle avian flu in poultry
Newly confirmed US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, JD, today introduced new steps to battle avian ...
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Trump Administration Announces $1 Billion to Combat Avian Flu and Soaring Egg Prices
The plan, announced by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, dedicates up to $500 million to help poultry producers implement ...
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Media Experts on Avian Influenza
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has been detected on commercial farms in California and other parts of the U.S. The most recent outbreak of the highly transmissible strain of bird ...
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Canada stocks avian flu vaccine as H5N1 found in U.S. rats
For the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of H5N1 avian influenza in rats, raising ...
Killing 166 million birds hasn't helped poultry farmers stop H5N1. Is there a better way?
Poultry producers, disease experts and government officials are now questioning the practice of widespread culling in ...