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Egg prices plunge nearly $2, now lower than when Trump took office
National, Washington Examiner

Egg prices plunge nearly $2, now lower than when Trump took office

By Gabrielle M. Etzel | Washington Examiner Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told reporters Tuesday morning that egg prices have dropped by nearly $2 since the Trump administration initiated its biosafety strategy for combating H5N1 bird flu, which has decimated the poultry industry in recent months.  Late last month, Rollins announced that the Department of Agriculture would spend $1 billion to lower egg prices and curb the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza.  READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
New-to-chicken raising Coloradans may find they have roosters and not laying hens, sanctuary says
Approved, CBS Colorado, Local

New-to-chicken raising Coloradans may find they have roosters and not laying hens, sanctuary says

By Gabriela Vidal | CBS Colorado As egg prices continue to rise in Colorado and across the country, some people have decided to raise their own chickens and produce their own egg supply. One animal sanctuary is offering a warning to those who take on such a responsibility.  Amid the sounds of roosters crowing at the Rooster Sanctuary at Danzig's Roost in Bennett, is a different kind of noise that's been popping off as of late. "The same call, over and over and over and over again," said Jewel Johnson. READ THE FULL STORY AT CBS COLORADO