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 ...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has quarantined a Stearns County, Minnesota, dairy herd after samples collected as part of Minnesota's milk surveillance plan tested positive for H5N1, ...

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 ...

When the unexpected happens on a farm, clear agreements can make all the difference. That was the case for the Smith family of central. When their father, the longtime ...

Two proposed North Dakota Dairy farms are set to be reviewed by the International Joint Commission (IJC). The IJC is the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Malorie Thorson (Thor-son), a 20-year-old college student from Waverly, representing Wright County, was crowned the 72nd Princess Kay of the Milky Way in ...

ABERCROMBIE, N.D. — A private study says the proposed dairy cattle operation near Abercrombie poses serious risks to the area's ground and surface water. David Erickson, a principal hydrologist with ...

If bird flu is lurking undetected on Minnesota’s dairy farms, the state is determined to find it. Starting in February, milk from each of Minnesota’s 1,625 permitted cow farms will test once a month ...