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Bird lasers embraced by Minnesota farmers to keep flocks healthy amid H5N1 outbreak
Jake Vlaminck's family operates Fahlun Farms, which was hit hard by the flu in 2023. That's when he decided to buy a laser to keep away ducks and geese — the main carriers of bird flu.
"This has been one of the craziest times because in the past it would come, we'd have it for a few months, and it would go away," said Jake Vlaminck, president of the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. That's when he decided to buy a laser to keep away ducks and geese — the main carriers of bird flu. On Wednesday, state lawmakers discussed more funding for poultry farmers to help them acquire bird lasers in order to combat H5N1.
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