Environmental advocates have raised concerns about the dairy operations' proximity to waterfowl, wildlife, and watersheds.

Agriculture officials next month will begin mandatory testing of milk from Minnesota’s dairy farms for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered national testing of ...

The USDA ordered nationwide testing after multiple states confirmed the virus was present in dairy cattle. Minnesota reported nine cases last year. A dairy cow on a southwest Minnesota farm. Minnesota ...

Minnesota will begin testing raw milk from dairy cows to see if they have H5N1 bird flu starting Monday. "Every farm in the state will be tested once a month," said Dan Glessing, who owns Glessing ...

Minnesota officials have quarantined a Stearns County dairy herd after milk samples tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the results March 21, ...

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has quarantined a Stearns County dairy herd after samples collected as part of the state’s milk surveillance plan tested positive for H5N1, a strain of highly ...

Minnesota saw the number of its farms decline over the past two years, Commissioner Thom Petersen told attendees at the Partners in Ag Innovation Conference at the in Willmar on Feb. 26. Numbers ...

Minnesota has declared a state of emergency as multiple strains of bird flu have ravaged farms. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) stated in a press release that the Minnesota Department of ...