California poultry giant shuts down turkey plant, laying off over 500 workers
Foster Farms, the California poultry giant, announced last week that it will close its turkey processing plant in Turlock (Stanislaus County) on May 9, resulting in the loss of 519 jobs.  The Central ...
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IPPE Report: Six poultry plants recognized for health and safety
The award is named for Frank Cruice, who worked with the Joint Industry Safety and Health Council for many years.
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Egg supply issues and increasing costs: how Avian Flu affects local bakeries
As the avian flu continues to impact poultry farms across the country, grocery stores are experiencing significant egg ...
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2.8 million chickens threatened in southern Indiana amid bird flu outbreak at Seymour farm
Avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, is caused by influenza viruses that spread between birds. According to the ...
Southern Indiana egg producer confirms bird flu. What to know about it
Indiana-based Rose Acre Farms, the second largest egg producer in the U.S., has confirmed fowl deaths from bird flu at its southern Indiana facility. Rose Acre Farms, which has locations in seven ...
Crescent ducks euthanized after bird flu outbreak at Aquebogue farm; many eggs saved
The Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue, which lost its entire flock of 99,000 to an outbreak of bird flu, has begun the long, ...
Long Island’s last duck farm weighs closure after outbreak leads to killing of entire flock
New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial farm. The avian flu outbreak that has led to the slaughter of ...
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Early 2025 spike in avian flu in Italian poultry flocks
HPAI reemerges on poultry farm in German region Following a near two-year hiatus, the same HPAI virus variant has been detected in the southwest German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. A few days ago, a ...
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What’s Going On in This Picture?
Look closely at this image, stripped of its caption, and join the moderated conversation about what you and other students see. By The Learning Network Look closely at this image, stripped of ...
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The best Minecraft farms, ideas, and farm designs
What are the best Minecraft farms? There’s nothing quite like reaching the depths of a dark and gloomy cave before realizing you’ve forgotten to bring food with you, or trying to breed you ...
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Researchers make stunning discovery after examining solar panels on farmland — here's how it could revolutionize food production
Agrivoltaics refers to the practice of combining solar panels with farming — for example, using the shaded areas under the panels for sheep grazing. According to new research from the University of ...
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Two ways bird flu could cause a human pandemic
For decades successive waves of bird flu infections have plagued poultry farms around the world. Now the virus is creeping uncomfortably close to spreading among humans. In November, a teenager in ...