bird flu

Health officials stress that the pasteurization process used on all milk sold in stores is effective at killing the virus.

While the cost of eggs continues to increase, there are a few ways to make that carton last longer in your fridge. Some may even keep past the "sell by" date.

With the many reports of avian flu in the state of Minnesota, should we still be filling our bird feeders?

Poultry producers and experts say Minnesota is better prepared for a potential bird flu return after a devastating 2015 epidemic.

The detection of a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu at a Tennessee chicken farm has Midwest poultry farmers tightening procedures in an attempt to prevent an outbreak like the one in 2015

Poultry farmers in Minnesota are cautiously watching the spread of bird flu in Europe and Asia.

Chickens, turkeys and other prized birds will be back on display this week at the Benton County Fair. After last year's bird flu outbreak many fairs across the state cancelled all poultry shows,. However this year officials have decided to bring it back.

Bird Flu was a hot topic around Minnesota last year as millions of turkeys were destroyed to prevent the spread of the disease. The eradication cost millions of dollars in lost profits for farmers.

A University of Minnesota study says farmers who actively tilled fields near turkey barns in the early days of last year's bird flu outbreak may have unwittingly helped spread the virus.

As the poultry industry braces for a potential return of bird flu this fall, wildlife managers expect the first results next week from tests that could provide an early warning on whether ducks are carrying the disease as they fly south for the winter.