Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said the move will "put us on a path to quickly controlling and stopping the virus’ ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Friday announced a new national milk testing order to check for H5N1 bird flu. It requires ...

The federal order from the Department of Agriculture expands on a federal order issued in April to address the spread of bird ...

Dairy farmers had initially resisted calls for more widespread testing, fearing a loss of income if their herds were ...

Under the federal order, dairy farmers and those who handle raw milk intended for pasteurization must provide samples of the ...

Faced with rising cases of bird flu being detected in raw milk, the USDA announced mandated testing for the virus in milk nationwide.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 was first detected in dairy cattle in March. A recent federal order by the U.S.

Governor Kim Reynolds authorized a disaster proclamation in Sac County Wednesday after the USDA confirmed a positive case of ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when ...

Migrating waterfowl creates a spike in avian flu cases in Kansas, amid the USDA's mandate to test raw milk products for the ...

In an unprecedented move to combat the spread of bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a federal ...

The mandate targeting bulk milk transporters and dairy processors is meant to help identify herds that have caught the virus, ...