The Town of Palmyra scheduled a special meeting Monday night following news that millions of chickens tied to bird flu will be composted near multiple residential homes for the second time in less than five years.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued a release last Thursday. It announced that DATCP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture animal health officials are coordinating a joint response. This latest incident has impacted poultry at Daybreak Foods Inc., one of the country's largest egg producers. According to DATCP, the affected area has been quarantined.

In 2022, highly pathogenic avian influenza struck the same Jefferson County farm, then under different ownership. Approximately 2.75 million chicken carcasses were disposed of.

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