As bird flu cases continue to rise in the U.S., heavily impacting egg-laying flocks, so have the prices on cartons of fresh eggs due to dwindling supply. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has predicted egg prices could rise up to 20% this year due to egg shortages resulting from the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza,

Minnesota and Iowa were added to the National Milk Testing Strategy on Jan. 8. There are now 36 states involved in the testing for the avian influenza virus.

Depopulation is not a new strategy unique to former President Joe Biden’s administration. It also was USDA policy during President Donald Trump’s first term. See the sources for this fact-check President Donald Trump promised to lower prices for groceries,

State agricultural officials have suspended all poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales at flea markets or auction markets in response to the ongoing threat of avian flu. In a Thursday press release,

A backyard bird flock in Montgomery County have preliminarily tested positive for the H5N1 avian influenza, also known as the bird flu.

The growing impacts of avian flu around the globe struck close to home this month with the outbreak at the Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – 50 dead Snow Geese are being tested for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) after being found in Geneva at the west side of Seneca Lake at Kashong Point Thursday. This follows just a day after the DEC confirmed that birds from Lakeshore Landing in Romulus tested positive for bird flu on

Local businesses are getting hit hard by climbing egg prices, and a recent bird flu outbreak at a Southern Indiana farm could drive up the cost of the essential ingredient even more.

Rose Acre Farms, the nation's second largest egg producer, said Tuesday that tests have confirmed avian influenza at its facility in Seymour, Indiana, which could further stretch the supply of eggs as commercial farms in several states continue to battle the spread of the H5N1 virus,

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is suspending all poultry exhibitions, shows, swaps, meets, and sales at flea markets or auction markets in response to the ongoing threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

LATEST DETECTION County & Flock #: Jackson 01 Flock Size: 2.8M Type of Operation: Commercial Egg Layer Status: Quar