Emphasis on biosecurity, rapid response and vaccine research are areas continuing to receive government funding and focus in an attempt to better control avian influenza in 2025.
Minnesota鈥檚 State Veterinarian Brian Hoefs said that declaring the state鈥檚 poultry free of avian influenza to this point is a 鈥渟mall victory鈥� and to expect more cases to come this spring.
The Board of Animal Health says there is no concern for the safety of the public milk supply, as pasteurization has been shown to effectively eliminate active H5N1 virus present in milk.
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.
Recent management hires at Millerville Co-op Creamery divides some duties but still builds on the hand-crafted butter, agronomy, auto and hardware offerings in Millerville, Minnesota.
Ten Finns Creamery in the northeast corner of Otter Tail County is home to the state's first A2 milk creamery. 歪歪漫画s now join supermarkets in offering the milk, produced with no A1 protein.
The North Dakota Milk Producers Association is seeking donations to benefit a farm family in need following the devastating fall Toby Tormaschy took in July.
The Gary, Minnesota, mayor said Riverview Dairy has been a good neighbor since it began milking there. But neighbors of a proposed Riverview site in North Dakota are concerned about their water.
