The dairy industry on Prince Edward Island is taking precautions as cases of avian influenza linked to dairy cows are reported south of the border. Milk from P.E.I. is also being tested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, part of a national program to watch for the H5N1 virus.
Some farmers on P.E.I. are still cleaning up and rebuilding what they lost more than three months after post-tropical storm Fiona left the Island battered and bruised.
Damages from Hurricanes Fiona and Ian are wide-ranging and long-lasting. Now, producers battered by wild winds and floods attempt to recover after the storms.
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