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- South Dakota Searchlight
Feds to require bird flu tests of dairy cattle before transport
Starting next week, certain dairy cattle must be tested for avian influenza before they can be transported to a different state, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The requirement is among several that will expand the testing, reporting and monitoring of the cattle to reduce the spread of bird flu among the animals. The […] The post Feds to require bird flu tests of dairy cattle before transport appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
- Reuters
UPDATE 1-Tequila maker Becle's profit shrinks on slowing liquor consumption
Mexico's Becle, the world's largest tequila producer, on Wednesday posted a 18% fall in first-quarter net profit from a year earlier, still landing above analyst forecasts, as it sold fewer alcoholic drinks and was hit by foreign exchange effects. Becle said sales in North America were further hit by the strong Mexican peso, which strengthened 8% against the U.S. dollar by the end of March, diluting income from abroad.
- WLS – Chicago
Senior admin. for Dolton, Thornton Twp. arraigned in federal court
Keith Freeman, a senior administrator for both the village of Dolton and Thornton Township was arraigned in federal court Wednesday on charges of engaging in a bankruptcy fraud scheme.
