Colorado’s cage-free egg law entered its final phase on Jan. 1, requiring that all eggs sold in the state come from fully cage-free facilities. The law, which was passed in 2020, has been implemented in phases over the past five years, gradually moving the state’s egg supply toward compliance. Daniel Zangari, technical services section chief […]
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Avian flu puts Western Slope on high alert
The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) continues to monitor the expanding reach of the detrimental Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. For domestic flocks, the disease carries a 90-100% mortality rate. Thus far, cases have been confirmed in Pitkin, Montrose and La Plata counties. The disease comes from migrating geese, ducks and other fowl that pass […]