Protect your backyard birds from avian influenza

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Chicken Wings Still Fowl

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New Mexico eyes meat inspection act

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Winter found its way into spring

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Spring holidays are for family feasts, not pesky bacteria guests

  • By Zoya Sattar │ USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Ground meat should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 F, measured with a food thermometer, said K-State food scientist Karen Blakeslee. (K-State Research and Extension)

Latest WASDE report raises red meat, poultry production

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Minnesota offers youth exhibitor grants

What to know before starting a chicken flock