Two more commercial meat turkey flocks in Iowa have been struck by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS),

Avian influenza is destroying Ohio's egg-laying hen population, leading to a statewide egg shortage and record-breaking prices.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, alongside state agriculture officials, is urging the federal government to step up efforts to combat the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu,

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine addressed the ongoing mystery surrounding drone sightings in multiple counties where farms are dealing with an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), or bird flu.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has affected millions of commercial egg and meat birds in Ohio since 2022, many of them in Darke County.

The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has wiped out flocks of chickens throughout the country and resulted in a spike in egg prices.

Indiana and Ohio have the most recent avian influenza cases on farms, from late February. A live bird market in Philadelphia and another in northern New Jersey also tested positive late last month. Some 52 infections were confirmed in backyard flocks last month,

These additional tools and funding will offer additional assistance to our farmers and help Ohio recover from avian influenza.”

Mercer County has now lost 67 commercial poultry flocks to avian influenza in 2025. Another commercial laying hen flock in Mercer County, Ohio, has been affected by (HPAI). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reported that the presence of HPAI was confirmed on February 25 in the flock,

The latest cases of avian flu reported by APHIS include turkeys and ducks in Indiana and layers in Ohio. Two commercial laying hen flocks in Ohio have been struck by (HPAI), including one that involved more than 3 million birds.

As highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to impact Ohio’s poultry industry, experts from The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed a third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Monroe County near the Ohio border. State officials say the backyard flock is the third detection of the virus in the county during the past four weeks and the eighth case in Michigan reported since the