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Strain of bird flu detected in NC

Vigilance but not panic is being advised for poultry farms and others with poultry in their backyards after a strain of Avian Flu was recently detected in 65 hunter-harvested wild waterfowl at three sites in North Carolina and other nearby states as of Feb. 4. It’s also the reason why the North Carolina Zoo closed...

Theresa Opeka
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All systems go (for now) in planning for N.C. State Fair

Planning for the N.C. State Fair is under way, even as things remain uncertain because of COVID-19 and Gov. Roy Cooper’s lockdown orders. The fair is scheduled Oct. 15-25 at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh. About 1 million people attend the fair each year. Planning for the fair never stops, says G. Kent Yelverton, fair...

John Trump
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New federal rules could stifle developing N.C. hemp industry

North Carolina hemp farmers are bracing for an onslaught of federal regulation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 31 released a new interim final rule that will govern all state hemp programs. While many of the federal stipulations for testing the intoxicating substances in hemp are similar to North Carolina’s, the rule also makes...

Brooke Conrad

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