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GRAPHIC: Since 2023, half of the USDA’s billions in bird flu payments have gone to just 10 companies.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided over $889 million in financial assistance to poultry farmers affected by bird flu infections between January 2023 and September 2024. The vast majority has gone to large companies.  To contain the spread of the highly contagious bird flu, the USDA offers compensation to poultry farmers to kill […]

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