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Bird flu: Largest U.S. egg producer detects bird flu at Texas plant, temporarily halts operations

Wed, 2024-04-03 09:51 — mike kraft

Largest U.S. egg producer detects bird flu at Texas plant Cal-Maine Foods culled 1.6 million hens after some tested positive for avian influenza. The U.S.

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U.S. to spend $300 million to track emission from agriculture

Thu, 2023-07-13 10:02 — mike kraft

Biden administration commits $300 million to measuring farm emissions The Biden administration will spend $300 million to better quantify greenhouse gas emissions generated by agriculture and the potential carbon savings of certain farming practices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday. Leah Douglas Reuters

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Air pollution from meat production leads to nearly 18,000 U.S. deaths annually, study indicates

Wed, 2021-05-12 20:48 — mike kraft

Air pollution from farms leads to 17,900 U.S. deaths per year, study finds A first-of-its-kind study shows that lung-irritating particles from fertilizer, feed lots and manure cause thousands of premature deaths — even more than coal power plants. But using more sustainable farming practices and eating less meat could save lives. Sarah Kaplan Washington Post

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INVESTIGATION: Meatpacking Companies Reportedly Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19

Sun, 2020-08-23 18:55 — mike kraft

Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19 In documents dating to 2006, government officials predicted that a pandemic would threaten critical businesses and warned them to prepare. Meatpacking companies largely ignored them, and now nearly… Michael Grabell,Bernice Yeung ProPublica

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