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Wolves Attacking Pets, Poultry In Minn.
By Steve Murphy, NewsRadio 830 WCCO MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s effort to restore the wolf population is working well — so well that the number of wolf attacks on domestic livestock and pets hit...
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Poultry Producers Oppose ADM Grain Elevator Plan
MELROSE, Minn. (AP) – Poultry and livestock producers in central Minnesota are worried that Archer Daniels Midland Co.’s plans to build a regional grain elevator near St. Cloud will drive up their cost...
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NE Minn. Farm Showing Off Poultry, Pasture Success
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A farm couple is showing off its success in raising poultry and rejuvenating pastures in northeastern Minnesota. Jeff Hill and Cindy Hale are giving tours of their Clover Valley...
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USDA Closing Minneapolis Office
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is shutting down 259 offices, labs and facilities across the country. The closings include a USDA office in Minneapolis and a consolidation of...
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Land O’ Lakes Recalls Poultry Feed
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Minnesota company has recalled some of its poultry feed products because they lack added vitamin D. Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC says in a release Thursday that insufficient...
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MN Farmers Brace For Russian Food Ban
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota farmers are bracing after Russia imposed a U.S. food ban in reaction to sanctions. “Poultry and soybeans will probably be the biggest impact in Minnesota,” Minnesota Farm...
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Dayton Kicks Off Holiday Week With A Pair Of Turkeys
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – Gov. Mark Dayton kicked off Thanksgiving week with some help with two fine, feathered friends. A pair of turkeys joined in on the festivities at the State Capitol on Monday,...
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Jamaica Imposes Import Restrictions On Minnesota Poultry
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica has imposed import restrictions on poultry products from Minnesota and other spots in North America in the wake of a big outbreak of bird flu that has infected stocks....
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Outbreak Of Bird Flu At 2nd Minnesota Turkey Farm
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150327231451423AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – There is a confirmed outbreak of a deadly bird flu at a second Minnesota turkey farm. Twenty-two thousand...
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Deadly Bird Flu Shows Up On 5th Minnesota Farm
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Officials say a bird flu strain that’s deadly to poultry has been confirmed on a fifth turkey farm in Minnesota. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says the U.S. Department...
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Bird Flu Appears At 5th Minnesota Turkey Farm
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150403194346317AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Another Minnesota turkey farm is dealing with an outbreak of the bird flu. State officials confirm a farm in...
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Bird Flu Outbreak Could Head Eastward With Fall Migration
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Some scientists say that eastern U.S. poultry producers should brace for the potential arrival of a deadly bird flu virus outbreak that farmers in the Midwest have struggled to stop....
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Bird Flu Takes Biggest Toll Yet As Virus Hits Chicken Farms
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Poultry producers and scientists have been hoping warmer weather would knock down a virulent strain of bird flu that has hammered the Midwest, but the virus recently took its biggest...
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With Bird Flu Spreading, USDA Starts On Potential Vaccine
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150422075246117AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working on a vaccine to counter a deadly strain of bird flu, as losses to...
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Sen. Klobuchar Seeks Broader Compensation For Poultry Farmers
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150427141524583AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Gov. Mark Dayton called an emergency meeting Monday to discuss the state’s response to the fast-moving bird...
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Bird Flu Causes Egg Shortage At Grocery Stores
http://media.minneapolis.cbslocal.com/CBSMIN_20150508182352270AA.mp4 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There are no new cases of bird flu to report in Minnesota for a second day this week — but that’s likely...
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Minnesota State Fair Cancels Poultry Shows Due To Bird Flu
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — All poultry shows have been canceled at the Minnesota State Fair and county fairs across the state this year as authorities try to stop the spread of bird flu. The Minnesota...
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Federal Gov’t To Step Up Bird Flu Monitoring This Fall
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The federal government has announced plans to step up monitoring of wild birds for avian influenza this fall to provide an early warning of any resurgence of a disease that...
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4H Students Settle In To Reality Of Bird-Free Fairs
CHISAGO COUNTY, Minn. (WCCO) — People visiting county fairs this summer are starting to notice something is missing: birds. The Chisago County Fair opens Thursday in Rush City. And like every other...
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State Fair Will Have Roller Coaster, Games & Free Sunscreen
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – State Fair officials have relieved what new rides and attractions will be at this year’s Great Minnesota Get-Together. The Poultry Barn First off, birds are being banned. This...
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