Avian Flu Has Not Gone Away
When Indiana’s Board of Animal Health sends a message at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday evening that they are calling a meeting at 8 p.m. that same evening, you know something big is up.
Read MoreWhen Indiana’s Board of Animal Health sends a message at 6 p.m. on a Tuesday evening that they are calling a meeting at 8 p.m. that same evening, you know something big is up.
Read MoreMy grandparents owned a very traditional farm in the 1960s.
Read MoreAvian Flu H5N1 was discovered in Elkhart County about three weeks ago, and has been found in other communities around the U.S. since February.
Read MoreLately, free-range egg producers have been left wondering whether it is okay to keep free-range chickens from ranging freely.
Read MoreA highly pathogenic form of avian flu, H5N1, was recently found here in Elkhart County in a commercial poultry flock.
Read MoreLast week I wrote about the highly pathogenic form of avian flu, H5N1, recently found in southern Indiana, and focused that article on commercial flocks.
Read MoreSOUTH BEND — Groceries cost more than they did six months ago, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s semiannual “market basket” survey. This year, the average price of the sixteen food items included in the survey totaled $53.32, an increase of $2.14 from the fall of 2014. Indiana’s average is … Read More
New reports cite the spread and outbreak of the Avian Influenza (AI) virus has reached a cage free commercial egg farm in Jefferson County, Wis. and a commercial egg farm in Osceola County, Iowa. As background, AI is caused by a flu-type virus that can infect poultry such … Read More