Where The Food Comes From: How is North Carolina’s Braswell Farms keeping its operation safe from HPAI

The dairy and poultry industries have boosted biosecurity since High-Path Avian Flu (HPAI) migrated to cattle last year.

Our friend Chip Carter of Where the Food Comes From gives us a glimpse at those efforts on Braswell Farms in North Carolina.

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