With bird migration season beginning, and as agriculture is South Dakota’s number one industry, if Bird Flu reaches commercial flocks here, it could pose a major threat to the industry.

A year ago, bird flu was first found in US cows. Since then, there have been cases in herds in 17 states, including seven in South Dakota.

A fact brief on the nest predator bounty program, whose goal is to protect pheasant and duck nests by paying residents for ...

Almost a year ago, the H5N1 strain of bird flu was discovered in dairy cows for the first time. Since then, there have been confirmed cases in at least 976 herds across 17 states, including seven ...