The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is going to start testing raw cow milk Monday for avian influenza. Dairy Inspection Division Director Dr. Nicole Neeser says Minnesota farmers won’t need to do anything extra.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is launching a new pilot program to test unpasteurized milk for highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), on Monday, Feb. 24.

Starting next week, the state of Minnesota will begin testing raw cow milk for highly pathogenic avian influenza in compliance with U-S-D-A regulations.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority Board has declared an emergency for three animal diseases: avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus,

The State of Minnesota is going to begin testing its raw milk for the H5N1 bird flu, as the virus is being found more in dairy cows.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority Board has declared an emergency for three animal diseases: avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus.

A poultry farm in Crow Wing County is the latest in Minnesota with a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza. USDA officials say samples from the farm in Fort Ripley tested positive and all 120 birds were depopulated.

Poultry diseases are running rampant across several Midwest states. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen says producers in his state are dealing with highly pathogenic avian influenza,

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority Board has declared an emergency for three animal diseases: avian Metapneumovirus, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and the H5N1 flu virus.

Beginning the week of February 24, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), working with state government and industry partners, will begin sampling and testing raw cow’s milk for the H5N1

This week, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said it plans to start testing raw cow’s milk for the H5N1 influenza virus. While southwest Minnesota farmers said the testing won’t really mean extra work for them,

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is going to start testing raw cow milk Monday for avian influenza.