Agriculture and Farming
After a production shortfall in West Africa, cocoa prices rose to $4,000 a metric ton from $2,500. Then they went nuts.
Los trabajadores agrícolas han estado expuestos a leche contaminada con el virus de la gripe aviar. Pero casi no se han realizado pruebas en las granjas y las autoridades de salud saben poco sobre quién podría estar infectado.
The payment system amounted to one of the most forceful actions taken so far by agriculture officials who have raced to keep up with the spread of the virus among dairy cows.
Millions of birds have died because of bird flu. Human activity has helped make the virus more deadly.
Farmworkers have been exposed to milk infected with the bird flu virus. But there has been virtually no testing on farms, and health officials know little about who may be infected.
Fayette Janitorial Service was also ordered to change practices that the Labor Department said had led to the hiring of at least two dozen children in dangerous slaughterhouses and meatpacking facilities.
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