IT’S NO SECRET THAT EGG PRICES ARE HIGH, RECORD HIGHS AS A MATTER OF FACT IN DECEMBER. SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, FEED PRICES, AND INFLATION HAVE HAD AN EFFECT, BUT MOSTLY IT’S DUE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA. ABBY SCHUFT, A U OF M EXTENSION EDUCATOR SAYS THAT SINCE SEPTEMBER, 12.8 MILLION LAYER HENS HAVE BEEN EUTHANIZED, NEARLY 58 MILLION BIRDS IN TOTAL HAVE BEEN AFFECTED AND AT LEAST ONE AFFECTED FLOCK HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN 47 STATES. SHE SAID IT WILL TAKE A WHILE BEFORE THEY COME BACK TO NORMAL PRICE, BUT WE ARE LIKELY CLOSER TO THEM STARTING A DECLINE THAN A CONTINUED CLIMB.
A UNIVERSAL SCHOOL LUNCH BILL IS ALREADY ADVANCING THROUGH THE HOUSE. THE BILL WOULD PROVIDE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SCHOOLS THAT ARE PART OF THE FEDERAL LUNCH PROGRAM. ABOUT ONE-THIRD ON MINNESOTA STUDENTS ALREADY QUALIFY FOR FREE MEALS, AND THEY ESTIMATE THAT ONE IN SIX CHILDREN IN THE STATE DO NOT HAVE CONSISTENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THEY SAY THAT CAN AFFECT CLASSROOM PERFORMANCE AND ALSO LEAD TO STIGMA AMONG THEIR PEERS. THE COST IS DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT, BUT THEY ESTIMATE A PROGRAM COULD COST ABOUT $185 MILLION PER YEAR. GOVERNOR WALZ CALLED FOR A BUDGET OF $813 MILLION OVER FOUR YEARS.
A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ROY ANDERSON OF KARLSTAD WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY AT FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH IN KARLSTAD (11 AM). INTERMENT SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT KARLSTAD CITY CEMETERY AT A LATER DATE. ROY ANDERSON WAS 93.
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