The devastation from Wednesday’s violent storms and tornadoes continues to take a toll on Cullman County as officials begins to address tremendous losses in the poultry industry.
Damage figures in Cullman County are unknown at this time, but losses have occurred here and throughout north Alabama. Storms have destroyed at least 200 poultry houses in north Alabama, but other farmers are losing chickens because of power loss.
“We don’t know how many overall have been lost, but the state veterinarian has issued a blanket order to bury the birds if the soil is suitable. But that cannot be done until the site is inspected for suitability,” said Murray Griffin of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Griffin and Tim Scott, project coordinator for Alabama Soil and Conversation, are available to make inspection for poultry farmers who have suffered losses.
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