Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says he’s encouraged by the announcement of a plan by the U.S. Ag Secretary to address Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Naig tells Radio Iowa it is a five-pronged plan. “To say, what more can we do? And how can we...
Iowa Congresswoman Ashley Hinson and Congressman Randy Feenstra say they are working to help producers hit by the bird flu. Hinson, a Republican from Marion says it was the topic of a recent meeting. “Our Ag FDA Appropriations Committee had experts from...
State and federal officials have confirmed bird flu has hit a third commercial turkey operation in northwest Iowa. The facility is in Buena Vista County and had about 30,000 turkeys on site. Another turkey production facility in Buena Vista County was hit by bird flu...
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and the U.S.D.A. have confirmed a positive case of Avian Influenza in a Buena Vista County commercial turkey flock. Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig said last week the potential was there after states to our north had confirmed cases....
Federal officials say nearly 3000 workers hired to euthanize chickens and turkeys struck by bird flu in 2015 are eligible for back pay. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the workers were underpaid and they are owed, as a group, $1.7 million in wage. The USDA...
