Tag Archives: chicken farming

How’s that response to bird flu going?

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Keep your expectations low, that’s my advice. Newly confirmed U.S. Agriculture Sec. Brooke Rollins is facing an early test as she leads the effort to tamp down on the country’s bird flu outbreak, which has decimated dairy and poultry farmers … Continue reading →

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This vaccine is for the birds

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Possibly good news for future egg prices, among other things. A veterinary pharmaceutical company said they have received a conditional license for a bird flu vaccine to be used on chickens, potentially marking the first step toward mitigating a disease … Continue reading →

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Chicken farming in the suburbs

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

You can file this under “Things That Happen In Hard Times That Might Continue When Things Get Better”. A pastime once limited to the occasional overachieving gardener, backyard chicken farming has caught fire among suburbanites craving a slice of the … Continue reading →

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