WASHINGTON — “I am currently living the avian influenza nightmare,” said Iowa turkey farmer Brad Moline. Testifying on July 7 on behalf of the National Turkey Federation’s growers and processors before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, Moline said two thirds of his family’s farm income has been wiped-out with the loss of all 12 growing barns containing more than 56,000 turkeys.
The nationwide loss from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) of nearly 8 million turkeys and an economic impact of nearly $500 million and 400 employee layoffs has weighed heavily in communities where each of the. . .
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