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US to invest additional $330m to contain bird flu outbreak
2015-05-07 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The US Government will use emergency funds amounting to $330m to help farmers affected by the outbreak and to prevent further spread of the flu.
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Bird flu leads to Hormel layoffs, extra $330 million in gove
2015-05-06 18:10:58| Food - Topix.net
The U.S. government approved the use of an additional $330 million in emergency funds to help contain the worst avian influenza outbreak in U.S. history, as infected bird cases soared and hundreds of Minnesota poultry workers learned they would lose their jobs. The funds became available after the federal Office of Management and Budget granted U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's request for additional emergency funds, USDA sources confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday.
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Bird flu may take bite out of Thanksgiving's turkey supply
2015-05-05 08:11:56| Food - Topix.net
The largest-ever U.S. outbreak of avian influenza, which has devastated Midwestern poultry and egg producers in recent weeks, could be felt at Thanksgiving tables across the nation come November, farmers and some trade groups say. A turkey is seen at a slaughter house in Dabas, 35 km south of Budapest, February 13, 2007.
Turkeys town on alert after bird flu outbreak
2015-05-05 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
Bandrma's Edincik neighbourhood in Turkey has been put under quarantine following bird flu outbreak.
Millions U.S. Chickens Have Bird Flu. Are Humans At Risk?
2015-05-02 16:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: Millions of chickens and turkeys have been killed in the Midwest this week in a desperate attempt to stop the spread of bird flu. On Friday afternoon, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency after four new poultry farms tested positive for the virus. The outbreak, which appears to be the deadliest for birds in United States history, has spread to 13 states and across the border into Canada. Humans do not seem to be at risk from this outbreak, but any avian flu has the potential...
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