Source: Travis Fain, WRAL, 11/13/18

Taxpayers spent at least $11 million to dispose of poultry killed by the flooding after Hurricane Florence, state agriculture officials said Tuesday. And that's way below budget. Gov. Roy Cooper's administration initially estimated the cost of these mass livestock disposals at $20 million. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler put the total cost between $11 million and $13 million, primarily for sawdust, during a presentation to state legislators. That's what it took to dispose of more than 4 million dead birds left on farms after the storm, he said.

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