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Human Case of Avian Influenza Confirmed

Published November 17, 2025

The first human case of avian influenza in nine months has been diagnosed in the United States. The patient is an older adult with underlying health conditions in Washington State. With the fall season, the number of cases in commercial…

Minnesota’s H5N1 Dairy Status Updated

Published September 11, 2025

USDA has declared Minnesota’s dairy herd as unaffected from the avian influenza virus. The state has gone through four straight months of testing raw milk samples without any detections. This change in designation reduces the frequency in testing, but federal…

Status Report Provided on Avian Flu Strategy

Published March 21, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has provided an update on USDA’s avian influenza strategy. It includes $100 million in research funding. "USDA will prioritize proposals that address one or more of the following: developing novel therapeutics to address HPAI in poultry.…

Minnesota Senators Push for USDA Reforms in Bird Flu Fight

Published March 20, 2025

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith recently met with Minnesota poultry producers and industry leaders to discuss the response to avian influenza. "We're in a much better place than we were, you 10 years ago. But nonetheless, it is…

RFK Jr: Let Bird Flu Spread

Published March 20, 2025

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. is promoting a new theory to deal with avian influenza. According to a story in the New York Times, Kennedy is suggesting farmers allow Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza to spread throughout flock,…

Minnesota Dairy Herds Test Negative for Avian Influenza

Published March 12, 2025

Minnesota is in the third week of testing its dairy herds for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. "We've tested over 400 farms and had no positive cases," reports Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen. "We also haven't had a positive case in poultry…

Klobuchar Urges Science-Driven Approach and Expert Support

Published February 27, 2025

At Wednesday's Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar welcomed the new USDA avian influenza strategy, calling it a priority issue she raised with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. "It was the #1 thing I raised with her; we must follow…

$1B Investment to Address Avian Influenza Outbreak

Published February 26, 2025

The Trump Administration is investing up to $1 billion to deal with avian influenza. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a five-prong strategy, including $500 million to help U.S. poultry farmers implement first-class biosecurity measures. The plan also considers the use…

Administration Addressing Avian Influenza

Published February 24, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is in her home state of Texas today for a roundtable discussion about avian influenza. This meeting follows comments by President Trump on Friday about the same issue. "She knows everything about it and she's going to…

Avian Influenza Strategy Coming This Week

Published February 17, 2025

The Trump Administration will introduce its plan to address avian influenza this week. During an appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the Biden Administration plan never went beyond destroying the affected flocks. "What we…

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Human Case of Avian Influenza Confirmed

Minnesota’s H5N1 Dairy Status Updated

Status Report Provided on Avian Flu Strategy

Minnesota Senators Push for USDA Reforms in Bird Flu Fight

RFK Jr: Let Bird Flu Spread

Minnesota Dairy Herds Test Negative for Avian Influenza

Klobuchar Urges Science-Driven Approach and Expert Support

$1B Investment to Address Avian Influenza Outbreak

Administration Addressing Avian Influenza

Avian Influenza Strategy Coming This Week

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