poultry

WFDD is reporting on the poultry industry this week, and how a new study shows that there is little oversight on the waste that's being produced. Today, we go to Surry County in Western North Carolina, where the issue hits close to home.

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has issued a new report that takes a closer look at poultry farming in the state. Officials say they had no idea how much waste is coming from the industry, and that it's a lot more than they anticipated, topping cattle and swine combined.

The egg industry may soon eliminate a wasteful — and to some, horrifying — practice: slaughtering male chicks. New technology can identify male embryos in eggs before they enter incubation chambers.

State agriculture officials are trying to reach farmers in eastern North Carolina that are dealing with flooding from Hurricane Matthew.

Slaughterhouses, while safer than decades ago, are some of the country's most hazardous workplaces. They are fined by the government for safety violations, but those fines may not be big enough.