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House of Raeford’s FLOCK partners to strengthen student mental health in N.C. schools

ROSE HILL, N.C. — Recognizing that unmet emotional, physical, and social needs can significantly hinder a student’s ability to learn, House of Raeford Farms...

Biosecurity: the vital steps to keep out devastating disease

WASHINGTON — Biosecurity steps are essential to keeping a poultry farm healthy from disease, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza, as well as others....

HPAI control area released in Gordon County, Georgia

CALHOUN, Ga. — On Nov. 17, the Georgia Department of Agriculture officially announced the release of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza control area designation...

Bird flu cases continue to impact Indiana and Michigan

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — As this bird flu outbreak continues nationwide, Indiana and Michigan have been hit very hard. Just this week alone, both states...

Texas A&M student helps create first turkey gut model to fight disease

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — When blackhead disease hits a turkey flock, the damage is swift and devastating. Caused by a tiny parasite, called Histomonas...

Bird flu cases rise west of the Appalachian Mountains

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Bird flu cases continue to rise around the country. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development recently announced the detection...

HPAI detected in additional Indiana farms

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The current highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak continues to worsen in Indiana as three more cases of the disease have been...

Bird flu cases spread into some western states

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — As the fall migration season continues and the temperature drops, bird flu is spreading further west. Recently, the Wyoming Livestock Board...

Hormel recalls 4.9M pounds of frozen chicken product

AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods Corp. issued a voluntary recall for about 4.9 million pounds of Hormel Fire Braised, ready-to-eat frozen chicken products, on...

Composting and mass mortality disposal following an HPAI outbreak

JEFFERSON, Ga. — The ongoing struggle with highly pathogenic avian influenza continues from this outbreak that began in 2022. How to manage mortality disposal,...

Georgia confirms its third commercial bird flu outbreak for 2025

CALHOUN, Ga. — For the third time this year a commercial poultry operation in Georgia has been confirmed with highly pathogenic avian influenza, the...

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