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A Cargill turkey processing plant in Springdale will be closing on Aug. 1 after nearly 50 years of operation.
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Dr. Dustan Clark, extension veterinarian with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, specializes in birds. Brandon Tabor, news director at KASU in Jonesboro, spoke with Dr. Clark to learn how Arkansas is handling this latest outbreak.
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The USDA estimates more than 10 million households have backyard chickens, and the American Pets Products Association reports backyard chicken ownership grew by more than 13% in 2020. Also on the rise? Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or HPAI. The Defend the Flock Campaign offers tips on keeping birds healthy and preventing the disease from spreading. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams spoke with Dr. Katy Burden of the USDA Animal and Pet Health Inspections Service, who said avian flu is always on the agency’s radar, but especially lately.
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On today's show, an effort to raise starting salaries for employees at the state’s only co-operative grocery. Also, moving away from a strict evangelical childhood. Plus, NPR reporter Sarah McCammon discusses her new book "Exvangelicals."
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At the end of last year, a crisis arose amongst the state’s poultry growers. Cooks Venture, a company that contracted many farms to grow their chickens across northern Arkansas, suddenly went out of business- with no warning- leaving many farmers with thousands of chickens that weren’t theirs. What’s more, a deadly poultry virus was sweeping the nation, causing the state of Arkansas to euthanize over a million birds. But they were never cleaned up. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with an affected farmer to learn more about this calamity.
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On today's show, a chicken farm crisis. Also, putting real faces and voices to the poor maternal health numbers in Arkansas. Plus, a wearable art party at Mount Sequoyah.
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Today on The Outline: LISA Academy in Fayetteville hosted its official grand opening at the new location on Van Asche Drive. Also, The Center for Poultry Excellence at the University of Arkansas will host researchers from around the world this month for the International Avian Influenza Summit. Plus, The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is awarding grants to help boost adolescent mental health.
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Friday's news wrap features reporting on the final day of testimony in the trial challenging Arkansas' ban on gender-confirming care for transgender youth. The third case of avian influenza is confirmed in a backyard hobby flock. State officials and EducationSuperHighway are developing programs to address broadband affordability.
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Tearing down a chicken house might seem as simple as pushing it over and cleaning up the remains, but Practice 360 is a conservation procedure meant to help close the structures and remediate soil. The University of Missouri and Enviroscapes Ecological Consulting are researching through a survey and interviews how Northwest Arkansas farmers use this program, what happens to their out-of-commission houses and why they stop farming poultry.
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Tearing down a chicken house might seem as simple as pushing it over and cleaning up the remains, but Practice 360 is a conservation procedure meant to help close the structures and remediate soil. The University of Missouri and Enviroscapes Ecological Consulting are researching through a survey and interviews how Northwest Arkansas farmers use this program, what happens to their out-of-commission houses and why they stop farming poultry.