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Gratiot’s 48th Rural Urban Day set for July 18
The 48th annual Rural Urban Day will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18 at the Gratiot County Fair for Youth Fairgrounds in Alma. The event is held each year to celebrate the community’s rish agricultural heritage. The highlight of the festivities is the presentation of...
H5N1 strikes dairy herd in Michigan, large poultry farm in Colorado
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development today announced that tests have identified H5N1 avian flu in a dairy herd in Gratiot County, the state's first outbreak since June 7. In other H5N1 developments, the Colorado Department of Agriculture today said the virus struck a large commercial layer farm...
County fairs take heed as H5N1 detected in 26th cow herd in Michigan
LANSING — A dairy herd in Gratiot County has been diagnosed with H5N1, bringing the total number of affected dairy herds this year in Michigan to 26, according to Tim Boring, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The detection was made as part of testing required before dairy cows can be transported over state lines, Mr. Boring said. “I would say these detections are a sign that our processes are working,” said Mr. Boring, noting that, until this week, the most recent diagnosis of H5N1 in dairy cattle in the state had been on June 7. Michigan had been No. 1 in the country earlier this year for cases of avian flu in poultry and dairy cows. Currently, the numbers in Colorado have outpaced Michigan, where case numbers have begun to wane.
Bird flu detected in another Michigan dairy herd, bringing number of affected herds to 26
(CBS DETROIT) - The highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in another dairy herd in Gratiot County, which brings the total number of affected herds in the state to 26. The case was detected after testing by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. Still, samples have been sent to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories for additional confirmation. Bird flu has been detected in several herds in the state, including herds in Ionia, Isabella and Ottawa counties, and has also been detected in two Michigan farmworkers. The first detected case in a human in the U.S. was in...
Saints looking forward to another busy weekend
MANISTEE — Now that they have taken the lead in the Gratiot County Baseball League, the question facing the Manistee Saints is if they can hold it until the finish. The Saints have another four-game weekend in the league ahead with a makeup doubleheader with the Carson City Eagles at Kliber Field on Saturday followed by a trip to Carson City on Sunday, with a 1 p.m. first pitch both days.
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