Bird flu in Colorado: When public health teams tested workers at two Colorado egg farms, they found 19 Covid infections as well as nine workers with mild cases of H5N1 avian flu. (Centers for Disease Control)
Navajos lead in farmland: The Navajo Nation has the most farmland, 16.3 million acres, of the 72 tribes in 16 states that were included in the Census of Agriculture report on American Indian reservations. (USDA)
Widespread noncompliance: USDA inspectors found dozens of violations at a Boar’s Head plant in southeastern Virginia linked to a listeria outbreak in deli meats that has so far killed nine people and hospitalized 57. (CBS News)
Wildfire emissions: Wildfires in Canada in 2023 released as much carbon into the atmosphere as the emissions from fossil fuels in India, said scientists in the journal Nature. (Axios)