State funding boosts development of safer insecticides for chicken houses

RALEIGH, N.C. — Poultry continues to be a driver in the state’s agriculture industry, but a pest threatens to eat away at this important business.

The North Carolina Poultry Federation says it’s the state’s top commodity, contributing almost $40 billion to the state’s economy every year.

But a pest threatens to eat away at this important business, prompting farmers to use chemical treatments to fight them, a practice that could be impacting our health…

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