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Company wants WV poultry litter ban

August 27, 2012, Charleston, WV – An international poultry breeding company said it wants to ban litter-based fertilizers around its West Virginia farms because it can allegedly spread disease that may harm birds and people.

Aviagen wants to ban the spreading of chicken manure within a three-mile radius of its turkey farms, which has some local farmers up in arms. READ MORE