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EPISODE · Feb 19, 2025 · 24 MIN

Local Farmers On Bird Flu, Tariffs, Federal Funding Freeze

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

Illinois grocers are scrambling to meet egg demand as farmers try to contain an avian flu outbreak, all while dealing with tariffs and end of USAID. Reset hears from Investigate Midwest editor-in-chief Ben Felder, ChiliTrout Farm owner Chad Troutman and Kakadoodle Farms owner Marty Thomas about how they and other farmers are coping. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.

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Illinois grocers are scrambling to meet egg demand as farmers try to contain an avian flu outbreak, all while dealing with tariffs and end of USAID. Reset hears from Investigate Midwest editor-in-chief Ben Felder, ChiliTrout Farm owner Chad Troutman...

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