A decline in bird flu cases means county fairs once again can have poultry and dairy cattle shows.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture announced Jan. 16 that it was lifting the ban it imposed last January.
Hundreds of 4-H and FFA members in Stanislaus County alone had to keep their animals at home during the 2025 fair. This year’s fair will run July 10-19, with safeguards against spreading the virus at the Turlock fairgrounds…