This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Bats have lived with coronaviruses for millennia. Details are still hazy about how one of these viruses evolved into…
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The Potential of Propolis for Beekeepers
“Nobody ever asks about that!” says Daniel Sullivan, owner of Shipwreck Honey in Seattle, his gleaming impishly behind black plastic-frame glasses. I beam with equal enthusiasm; I’ve been on a quest for…
Mental Health Helpline Just for Farmers and Ranchers Launches in Five States
Farming is no easy job. Not only is the work physically demanding, but stressors such as extreme and unpredictable weather, high input costs, crop yield troubles, labor shortages and more can leave…
Rapid Tests Can Help Curb Deadly Infections in Livestock, Too
In response to a rising threat of outbreaks in livestock, researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario developed a rapid test to quickly identify hogs infected with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea, a deadly…
How New Zealand Has Worked to Eradicate a Costly Cow Disease
New Zealand has rid 271 farms of a disease known to decimate cow populations, effectively eradicating it from the country. The bacterial disease, Mycoplasma bovis, causes immense pain in cows as it…
The Meatpacking Industry Drafted Trump’s 2020 Order to Keep Plants Open At the Expense of Worker Safety
This article is republished from The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Read the original article. Lawyers for Tyson Foods, one of America’s largest meatpacking companies, drafted an early version of a 2020 executive order…
How the Bird Flu Outbreak Is Affecting Backyard Egg Sellers
First, you have to contain your birds. Keep them inside the coop or a run, although they won’t like that. Then, focus on yourself and what you’re wearing. Have a boot wash…
Country’s First Known Case of Avian Flu Transmission to Humans Confirmed
The CDC has confirmed the country’s first known case of avian flu in humans. Confirmation came late Thursday that a man working on a poultry farm in Colorado’s Montrose County tested positive…
Bird Flu is Rapidly Spreading Through US Poultry Flocks
A strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, is spreading across wild and commercial bird flocks in the US. This week, the USDA confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian…
Bird Flu Is Back in the US
Bird flu can be tricky to keep track of; there are several different strains, some of which are more contagious than others. But one of the worst strains, H5N1, has been detected…