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Rapid Tests Can Help Curb Deadly Infections in Livestock, Too

Diagnosing pigs with a deadly diarrheal disease just got easier.

Shea Swenson
July 5, 2022
Juneteenth Might Be the Most American Holiday of All

A new cookbook celebrates the rich food traditions associated with the holiday that commemorates the... (more)

Debra Freeman
June 17, 2022
How New Zealand Has Worked to Eradicate a Costly Cow Disease

Later this year, the country will become the first to get rid of Mycoplasma bovis,... (more)

Shea Swenson
June 2, 2022
How the Bird Flu Outbreak Is Affecting Backyard Egg Sellers

Avian flu has been found in more than 30 states so far, with hundreds of... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
May 9, 2022
Country’s First Known Case of Avian Flu Transmission to Humans Confirmed

An inmate in a Colorado prison is the first known person in the US to... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
April 29, 2022
A Forager’s Guide to Sweet, Wild Finds

In her new book, Rachel Lambert shows how to find and prepare desserts with stinging... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
March 31, 2022
Staying Fit to Farm

GardenFit, streaming now on PBS, visits 13 farms to highlight how gardeners can tend to... (more)

Emily Baron Cadloff
March 24, 2022
Bird Flu is Rapidly Spreading Through US Poultry Flocks

Farms that raise turkeys and chicken for eggs and meat are on high alert.

Shea Swenson
March 4, 2022
Bird Flu Is Back in the US

The same strain that crushed the poultry industry in 2015 has been found in the... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
January 26, 2022