JEFFERSON Co., WI
3M hens infected by bird flu to be composted at Jefferson Co. farm
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) announced that the birds at a Jefferson County poultry farm infected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will be composted after depopulation.
The agency said composting is the most efficient and environmentally responsible method for disposal of bird carcasses. Compost piles will be constructed in a manner that includes a thick cover of compost carbon on top and underneath the carcasses.
Encasing and topping the carcasses with at least one foot of the carbon layer encourages the higher temperatures that speed decomposition, absorbs odors, and provides additional protection against water penetrating to the area of the windrow where the chickens have been placed.
The selected compost site, which is owned by the producer, has sufficient area and meets the locational criteria for a compost site to avoid groundwater contamination.
MADISON, WI
Schaefer joined WFB as Ag in Classroom coordinator
Beth Schaefer has joined the Wisconsin Farm Bureau team as the Ag in the Classroom Coordinator.
Schaefer most recently served as a Regional Program Manager for the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin. Prior to that, she was an agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor in Merrill and Oconto Falls. Beth is a graduate of the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Leadership Institute, American Farm Bureau Communications Bootcamp and served on the WFBF…
