From the Darkroom: Did you know Donald Duck — his voice, anyway — grew up in Missouri?
Almost a century ago, a Missouri farmboy's raspy impression inspired Walt Disney to create the long-suffering animated duck.
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Crescent Duck Farm owner: Vaccine to protect poultry against bird flu is essential
The owner of Long Island’s last remaining duck farm, forced to cull its entire flock of nearly 100,000 Pekin ducks last month in response to an outbreak of avian flu, says he is “truly scared” ...
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A Second Type of Bird Flu is Circulating in U.S. Ducks—What to Know
Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...
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Over 100,000 ducks to be euthanized at New York farm after bird flu outbreak
The outbreak is a significant blow to the region's duck farming industry, as Crescent Duck Farm is one of the last remaining commercial duck farms in Long Island. The farm's president, Doug Corwin ...