A USDA testing program has found that cows on Vermont's dairy farms do not have bird flu and that Vermont is unaffected by ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s dairy farms are officially bird flu-free. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture on Friday ...

MONTPELIER - Vermont dairy farmers have achieved a critical benchmark from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) ...

The declaration of HPAI-free cattle and milk still comes after an isolated incident of bird flu last year. Anson Tebbetts, ...

While the declaration of an ‘unaffected’ dairy industry is welcome in Vermont, the state reported isolated incidents of the avian, or bird flu strain of HPAI, including as recently as December 2024.

Health officials are making a renewed call for vigilance against bird flu​, but some experts are puzzling over why reports of ...

CSU researchers work to determine how the virus is spreading Last spring, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced ...

H5N1 bird flu, prevalent in U.S. wild birds, has caused increasing outbreaks in poultry and dairy cows, leading to 70 human cases and one death since 2024. Experts are divided on the pandemic ...

Vermont dairy farms are now declared free of bird flu by the USDA. All Vermont Grade A milk was tested, with no infections found. This makes Vermont the first New England state to achieve this status.

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s dairy farms are officially bird flu-free. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture on Friday announced that since a USDA-mandated testing program began over the ...