Notably, two large commercial turkey farms were hit in Minnesota, the nation's top turkey producer and the current epicenter ...

Minnesota has seen the highest jump in activity, with 17 commercial flocks, 2 backyard flocks, and almost 600,000 birds ...

Already the trade impacts of vaccination have been made clear. France moved to vaccinate its ducks from the virus in 2023, a campaign that had helped poultry production there recover. But the U.S.

WILLMAR — Two breeder turkey flocks in Kandiyohi County and a third in neighboring Renville County are among the latest to be infected by the highly pathogenic avian influenza, also known as HPAI or ...

KENSINGTON, Minnesota — Just over 5 miles from where folklore has long claimed Vikings scribbled Scandinavian etchings on a runestone, Erica Sawatzke surveys thousands of chirping baby birds in her ...

Ducks and geese have started flying south for the winter. It makes for a pretty sight. But some are carrying sickness with them. The migration has caused an uptick in cases of bird flu in commercial ...

Due to these supply challenges of the Thanksgiving birds, AFBF predicts turkey prices will be up 40 percent from 2024. Last year a turkey was 98 cents per pound. This year it will be approximately ...

Your Thanksgiving turkey dinner will have a significantly higher price tag this year, as a worsening bird flu epidemic ...

A near record group of Minnesota classrooms took a virtual tour of Kvistad Turkey Farms to learn more about the life of a turkey farmer. A 4-day-old turkey poult is held to show off the feathers ...

Avian flu flared up in Minnesota poultry operations last month after a nearly eight-month reprieve, forcing farmers to depopulate eight turkey barns. A vaccine exists for this highly pathogenic avian ...