FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has lessened restrictions on movement of poultry in the state, effective Feb. 22.
After some devastating bird flu incidents in the U.S. since December 2014, KDA put into place several restrictions regarding poultry and associated sales and fairs. These
Kentucky is home to about 850 large-scale poultry farms and more than 3,000 poultry houses in 42 counties. The restrictions were meant to protect the state’s No. 1 agricultural and food commodity industry valued at $1.2 billion in 2014.
“KDA briefly lifted restrictions in early January, but then bird. . .
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