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To limit bird flu spread, keep wild birds away from poultry, livestock

Wild waterfowl carry the virus that causes avian influenza. Knowing when wild birds are close to farms, farmers could help prevent birds from mingling with their domestic animals and passing along the virus.

Waterfowl Alert Network data help assess risk of avian influenza H5N1 Every winter, millions of migratory birds fly south to warmer locales, passing over California Central Valley dairies and poultry farms. Many of these wild waterfowl are carrying...

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Keeping pesticides out of groundwater and surface water and preventing pesticide drift are two of the most important issues facing agriculture. At the expanding agricultural-urban interface, the spotlight on these issues intensifies. Pesticide applicators are directly responsible for ensuring that pesticides do not contaminate water or drift off the application site. Their supervisors play an important role in deciding when and how to use pesticides.

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