Biosecurity protocols were introduced to limit the farm-to-farm spread of highly-pathogenic avian influenza after the 2014-2015 outbreak of the virus in the U.S. The American poultry sector is ...

North Dakota State University Extension experts are urging poultry and dairy owners to review and strengthen their biosecurity plans.

Recent cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in some of our northern-most Indiana counties have been devastating to poultry farms. Avian Influenza can affect both commercial and backyard ...

Biosecurity in agriculture is paramount from the farm gate to the ports to the airports to the border. Two diseases that have been prevalent in headlines and top of mind for producers are Highly ...

The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management Program recently announced the launch of FARM Biosecurity-Enhanced, a new aspect of the FARM Biosecurity Program that includes training and ...

When it comes to biosecurity, U.S. dairy farmers are more reactive than proactive and some neglect the basics, making operations vulnerable to evolving disease threats, according to new research ...

WILLMAR — For the past few years, every fall and winter has brought with it cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The United States has been dealing with a longstanding outbreak of H5N1, ...

Federal officials are cracking down on poultry operations looking for taxpayer relief from bird flu losses and will now require a biosecurity audit before insuring birds against future avian influenza ...

More and more people are practicing farming because they enjoy the outdoors, animals and the fruits of their labor as opposed to farming as a primary source of income. Even though “hobby farming” can ...

Bird flu is wreaking havoc on the egg industry one farm at a time, killing over 40 million chickens nationally since its initial outbreak. One local family farm, though, has been lucky enough to avoid ...