As of Friday, Bovine Influenza A Virus has been confirmed in dairy cattle in eight states. That list includes one dairy herd from South Dakota. “I suspect we will some,” said Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen. “We may have it already.” Indemnity payments are made to poultry farms impacted by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The Red River Farm Network asked Petersen if dairy farmers can expect similar assistance. “Document your losses, just like we do for other disasters and if the USDA comes with an indemnity-type plan we would be able to hopefully help those farmers out. People are saying the cow doesn’t die, but it doesn’t give milk and there is a loss of production.”
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