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Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, December 12, 2023

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it has detected the presence of avian influenza at a non-poultry, non-commercial location in the central Okanagan.

This is the 52nd place in B.C. where the contagious viral infection has been detected at commercial or backyard bird operations since October.

This comes after the CFIA confirmed the presence of the flu at a commercial poultry farm in Abbotsford on Saturday.

Avian influenza can affect several species of food producing birds as well as pet birds and wild birds.

A new report has been released on agricultural Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in Ontario.

The National Farmers Union (NFU) said it subdivides Ontario GHG emissions and soil-carbon changes into 42 categories to better understand the specific sources of emissions.

Key findings found total GHG emissions from Ontario agriculture and the production of agricultural inputs are rising, increasing emissions from fossil-fuel use are driving up total emissions, and emissions from cattle, other livestock, and nitrogen fertilizer are all significant components of total agricultural emissions.

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