Agriculture

USDA: Bird flu vaccine works on chickens; testing on turkeys
The vaccine strain has tested 100 percent effective in protecting chickens from bird flu and testing is underway to see if it also protects turkeys, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday.
DNR readies stiff fines for farmers caught illegally pumping water
Hoping to protect Minnesota's groundwater amid an irrigation boom, officials this season will have new power to levy up to $20,000 fines without going to court. Enforcement begins next month.