Local Bakery Forced to Hunt for Eggs as California Egg Prices Rise Amid Supply Shortage, Demand
Local farmer Ashlie Pesic, of Da-Le Farms, says she believes combined factors are impacting supply and demand, and increasing prices. …
Bird Flu
Bird Flu Reportedly Prompts Another Raw Milk Recall
The order applies to all Valley Milk Simply Bottled raw cow milk and Desi Milk raw cow milk distributed in quart, half-gallon and one-gallon plastic jugs with a code date of Dec. 23 through Dec. 30 marked on the container. …
With 100M Birds Dead, Poultry Industry Could Serve as Example as Dairy Farmers Confront Bird Flu
As the U.S. dairy industry confronts a bird flu outbreak, with cases reported at dozens of farms and the disease spreading to people, the egg industry could serve as an example of how to slow the disease but also shows how difficult it can be to eradicate the virus. …
Bird Flu in Dairy Cattle Reported in Iowa, Minnesota as Outbreak Spreads
Like Iowa, Minnesota has seen an uptick in bird flu among poultry operations, with eight sites testing positive for the virus in May. Tests from some of those sites revealed birds were infected with the same strain detected in dairy cows. …
Nearly 1M Chickens Will be Killed on a Minnesota Farm Because of Bird Flu
Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious bird flu after it was confirmed there, officials said Monday. …