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On the front lines against bird flu, egg farmers say they’re losing the battle
Greg Herbruck knew 6.5 million of his birds needed to die, and fast. But the CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, located near Saranac, Michigan, wasn’t sure how the family egg producer (one of the ...
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Cranswick’s JSR acquisition takes industry further down integrated route
JSR Genetics, which was owned by the Rymer family and was a long-standing supplier to Cranswick, is the exclusive distributor for Netherlands-based Topigs Norsvin’s genetics in the UK. Based in ...
Spiritual Reflections: Life and death remind us to reflect on choices
I celebrated a funeral for an 83-year-old woman named Marion. A few days before the actual funeral, Marion’s daughter came in to make arrangements. I asked the daughter to tell me ...
They spoke up about factory farming. Now, they’re being threatened by their neighbors.
For two decades, he had watched as his small farming community in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, was taken over by hog factory farms. The first one was built in 1993. Five years later, another one went ...
Fish and Game’s wild turkey repopulation success brings issues for farmers, opportunity for hunters
A multiyear effort to help grow the wild turkey population in Southern Idaho has been a huge success for the Department of ...
Bird flu detected at multiple Midstate Pennsylvania poultry farms
Beans are no longer the preserve of vegetarians and the salad-obsessed who seem to run on lettuce leaves alone – and for good reason: a standard tin of black beans contains as much protein as three ...
Brevard on a budget: 7 free, fun things to do in Brevard for Feb. 7 through 13
You don't have to spend a bundle to have fun! From Pioneer Day to classic cars, here are seven free or low-cost things to do in Brevard this weekend.