Spread of bird flu the risks of eating animal meats
If you’re not already concerned about bird flu, you should be. The virus has now been found in at least 51 dairy herds in nine states as well as on …
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Dozens of families fall seriously ill with violent diarrhoea bug after ‘catching dangerous parasite at petting farm’
MORE than 80 people are seeking legal action after falling seriously ill with an animal parasite at a kids’ petting farm. Parents and children were left with severe gastric sickness …
Dozens of families fall seriously ill with violent diarrhoea bug after ‘catching dangerous parasite at petting farm’
MORE than 80 people are seeking legal action after falling seriously ill with an animal parasite at a kids’ petting farm. Parents and children were left with severe gastric sickness …
Brighton farm draws hundreds of supporters in eminent domain fight
A Brighton vegetable farm’s fight against a metro district’s eminent domain action to provide storm drainage for new housing drew hundreds of people to an Adams County courthouse Monday in …
Palizzi Farm owners say eminent domain condemnation would kill Brighton farm
A Brighton vegetable farm that began operations as the Great Depression settled over the country 95 years ago says it will have to close shop if a residential developer takes …
Should you be worried about bird flu? Here are 5 things to know about the virus
Irene Wright | The Charlotte Observer (TNS) As a new virus takes center stage at the heart of a global outbreak, it’s easy to get flashbacks of March 2020. Now …
Bird flu is bad for poultry and dairy cows. It’s not a dire threat for most of us — yet
Amy Maxmen | (TNS) KFF Health News Headlines are flying after the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the H5N1 bird flu virus has infected dairy cows around the country. Tests …
VST Zetor launches new range of tractors
VST Zetor Private Ltd, the joint venture between VST Tillers Tractors Ltd and HTC Investments, on Monday announced the launch of three “best-in-class” tractors in the higher horse-power range. In …
We are blowing what may be our last chance to halt bird flu
The outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza among U.S. dairy cows, first reported on March 25, has now spread to at least 33 herds in eight states. Genetic evidence of the …
As California restricts groundwater, what about fallowed farmland?
A couple of weeks ago, the California Water Resources Control Board put five agricultural water agencies in Kings County on probation for failing to adequately manage underground water supplies in the Tulare …