A bird flu surge has forced farmers to kill millions of turkeys in Michigan and across the country, shrinking supplies and driving up prices ahead of the holidays.
Bird flu outbreak Michigan
Posted inOutdoors Life
Bird flu has killed at least 18 Michigan eagles this year. More deaths feared
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is having a deadly effect on Michigan’s eagle population. A 2022 outbreak reduced breeding pairs. Now cases are going up again, and researchers are watching for a second wave.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | To stop bird flu, Michigan must protect farmworkers
Farmworkers are on the frontlines of the bird flu outbreak. Protecting them isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a smart strategy to prevent another pandemic.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan rolls out relief for dairy farmers hurt by bird flu
The Michigan Department of Agriculture is offering financial assistance to dairy farms that have been impacted by the recent outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.
Posted inMichigan Government
Why Michigan cows may hold key to stopping bird flu spread
Michigan poultry farmers have a beef with cattle, arguing the state has largely ignored calls for additional cow containment measures to stop the aggressive bird flu virus that has spread across several counties.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Nation’s third human bird flu case detected in Michigan
The national outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed nearly 100 million chickens and infected 67 cattle herds across the nation.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan farmworker is 2nd known human case of bird flu in nation this year
A Michigan dairy worker, like the Texas dairy worker earlier this year, reported just one symptom: an eye infection.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan farmers must step up bird flu fight under new emergency order
Avian flu has spread to livestock in at least six Michigan counties. Now, the state is ordering farmers to take more action — the ‘most comprehensive measures in the country.’
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Bird flu hits turkey flock in Newaygo County as virus spreads in Michigan
The bird flu continues to spread as wild birds migrate across the country. Farmers are warned to pay close attention to their flocks as bird flu season heightens.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Bird flu found in hens at Michigan’s top egg producer
The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory found highly pathogenic avian influenza in one of Herbruck’s poultry flocks in Ionia County.