Nebraska has its first case of HPAI in a dairy herd. The state’s leading veterinarian says that testing has confirmed the virus did not originate on that farm.
According to Dr. Roger Dudley, “We are able to tell that the strain did originate in California. I think that’s really important, and the other thing that I think is really important is that the milk from the affected cow, if they’re showing symptoms of the avian influenza, that those the milk from those cows don’t go into the bulk tank to be for human consumption.”
Dr. Dudley was quick to note that the milk supply does remain safe thanks to pasteurization. He reminds producers to keep biosecurity measures front and center.
“Biosecurity is important. Should be important every day to dairy producers and other livestock producers, but certainly during times like this, where we know there’s an additional threat monitoring the people on and off site. Making sure that you know where people have been before they come to your farm and where they’re going after your farm, isolating animals, new animal, new arrival animals to the farm are all important things.”
Dairy herds are not the only ones seeing cases pop up; commercial turkeys and backyard poultry outbreaks have been confirmed in the Dakotas and Montana.
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FD-TV’s own Tammi Arender caught up with Gregg Doud, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation.
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A smaller U.S. turkey flock and resurgent avian flu have tightened supplies, driving prices higher even as other key holiday foods show mixed trends.
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AFBF Economist Danny Munch shares how passing the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act could give the dairy industry a needed boost.
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The Farm Bureau urges trade enforcement, biofuel growth, fair input pricing, and pro-farmer policy reforms to restore long-term certainty.
November 05, 2025 11:41 AM
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu (HPAI) cases are rising. In the last week, seven commercial turkey, duck, and egg layer flocks were culled across five Midwest states and California.
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Expect modest relief on several produce lines, mixed protein trends into holiday buying, and softer veg-oil costs — a good week to sharpen forward buys selectively.
November 04, 2025 11:29 AM
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RFD-TV’s farm legal expert, Roger McEowen, digs into the details of both the LRP and the LGM programs, two essential risk management tools for cattle producers.
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