She adds so far 600 farms have been tested, with no positive results for bird flu — the goal is to test a sample from every one of the state’s 1,600 dairy farms at least once a month. It will ...

US egg farmers worry fight against bird flu is unwinnable as experts consider vaccinations: ‘I call this virus a terrorist’ By . Katherine Donlevy. Published Feb. 15, 2025, 1:10 p.m. ET.

February 19, 2025 Update: Egg prices may be impacted for reasons beyond the scarcity of laying hens due to bird flu.Farm Action, a farmer-led advocacy group, has written to the Federal Trade ...

Jake Vlaminck's family operates Fahlun Farms, which was hit hard by the flu in 2023. That's when he decided to buy a laser to keep away ducks and geese — the main carriers of bird flu.

A group of civil servants on Elon Musk's DOGE team resigned, and egg farmers on the front lines of the latest bird flu outbreaks say they are losing the battle with the disease.

Egg prices are at an all-time average high in the U.S. at $5.90 a dozen — up nearly $3 from last year. The main reason is the bird flu that's been raging since 2022. But there's a group of ...