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Trump expected to offer Loeffler agriculture secretary role

By Doina Chiacu, Jasper Ward, Leah Douglas, Reuters November 22, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer former U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler the agriculture secretary job in his administration, CNN reported on Friday.

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Livestock, News

US expands bird flu testing after finding symptom-free infections in people

By Deena Beasley, Leah Douglas, Reuters November 8, 2024
Farm workers who have been exposed to animals with bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they do not have symptoms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.


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Livestock, News

US to begin bulk milk testing for bird flu after push from industry

By Leah Douglas, Reuters October 31, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin testing bulk raw milk across the country for bird flu, a significant expansion of the agency's efforts to stifle the rapid spread of the virus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters.

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US confirms two human bird flu cases in Washington state

By Leah Douglas, Reuters October 24, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday confirmed two of the four presumptive positive bird flu cases among poultry farm workers in Washington state.

A view of dairy farmer Brent Pollard’s farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska
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State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cows

By Leah Douglas, Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek, Reuters October 23, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to prevent the spread of bird flu among the nation's dairy cattle after pushback from state and industry officials, according to state and federal records seen by Reuters.


Cows that died after being infected with bird flu await pickup from delayed rendering trucks in Tulare County, California, U.S., October 8, 2024. Crystal Heath/Handout via Reuters    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
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Cows dead from bird flu rot in California as heat bakes dairy farms

By Leah Douglas, Reuters October 17, 2024
Cows in California are dying at much higher rates from bird flu than in other affected states, industry and veterinary experts said, and some carcasses have been left rotting in the sun as rendering plants struggle to process all the dead animals.

Bird flu has spread to 100 dairies in California and 300 nationwide, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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California reports five possible human bird flu cases

By Leah Douglas, Reuters October 15, 2024
California is investigating five possible human cases of bird flu among dairy farm workers, in addition to the six cases previously confirmed in the state, the state health department said on Monday.

A person holds a test tube labelled “Bird Flu”, in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Livestock, News

Two California dairy farm workers test positive for bird flu

By Ahmed Aboulenein, Leah Douglas, Reuters October 4, 2024
Health officials in California are monitoring other exposed workers for symptoms on two dairy farms where two human cases of bird flu were confirmed on Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.


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Green group sues Tyson Foods for allegedly false climate claims

By Leah Douglas, Reuters September 18, 2024
An environmental group is suing U.S.-based meat processor Tyson Foods for allegedly misleading consumers by saying it will reach net-zero emissions by 2050 and marketing climate-friendly beef without meaningful plans to achieve those goals.

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U.S. to spend $7.3 billion on rural clean energy projects

By Leah Douglas September 6, 2024
Reuters – President Joe Biden’s administration on Thursday said the U.S. will spend $7.3 billion from 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act to fund clean energy projects helmed by rural electric cooperatives. The 16 funded projects will reduce energy costs and increase reliability for rural Americans, who tend to pay more for energy, the White House said. […] Read more

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