I don’t know many farmers who don’t have at least a few chickens. Even dairy farmers I personally know keep a half dozen or more of our feathered friends. The chicken is to a farm what denim jeans are to ...
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Bird Flu Outbreak: Are Backyard Chickens Safe?
The nationwide bird flu epidemic has caused the culling of approximately 40 million chickens and turkeys and affected at least 10 percent of the country’s egg supply, although its impact thus far seems mostly to be limited to large industrial ...
Read More »New Pesticide-Autism Study Has Parents Scared And Alarmed
Simply living within a mile of a farm where pesticides are used can increase a woman’s chances of giving birth to a child with autism. That was one of the conclusions of a study establishing a link between pesticides and ...
Read More »United States Farms Dropping in Number: What’s Behind the Change?
The number of farms in the United States is down to the lowest that it’s been in six years, according to the Associated Press. In 2012 alone, 11,630 farms were lost, and this trend is projected to continue. Along with ...
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