As poultry booms in NC, large farms can reduce the value of nearby homes, study finds
Study of sales in one part of North Carolina found homes close to industrial-sized barns sold for less than comparable homes located farther away poultry or hogs.
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Lawmakers Demand Answers After Iowa-Based Poultry Processor That Received $45 Million From USDA Goes Bankrupt
The Iowa Department of Agriculture says it euthanized roughly 1.3 million chickens after Pure Prairie Poultry said in late September it could no longer afford to buy feed for the company's flock ...
Planting bulbs? Here's how to protect them from critters and the cold
Straw is a beneficial mulch material that helps regulate soil temperatures, prevents bulbs and plant crowns from lifting out of the ground during the freeze-thaw cycles of winter, adds nutrients to ...
Over 1 million chickens killed after abrupt closure of Pure Prairie Poultry
On Friday the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced that 1.3 million chickens had been depopulated ...
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Iowa acts as bankruptcy leaves 1.3 million chickens without care
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship announced on Friday that it had “depopulated” the birds from Pure ...
1.3M chickens to be put down in Iowa after company asks state for help amidst money woes
On Sept. 30, Pure Prairie Poultry, Inc. told the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship that they won't have ...