DELMARVA - As avian influenza continues to spread, some hunters on Delmarva are taking extra precautions to stay safe.
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A bipartisan bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate designed to mitigate the financial impacts of avian influenza on poultry growers across the country as the virus continues to spread.
WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. -- On February 2nd, the Maryland Department of Agriculture announced it found the first presumptive case of bird flu at a commercial broiler farm in Worcester County. State scientists are encouraging Delmarva's poultry growers to remain on high alert.
The Ocean Pines Association has announced that several dead birds found near their South Gate Pond this week have been sent for avian influenza, or bird flu, testing.
Egg prices are cracking local restaurants’ budgets as costs continue to rise across the country. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts egg prices will climb at least 20% in 2025. In December, the cost of a dozen eggs averaged $4.15, an increase of nearly 37% compared to the same time last year.
As dead and sick birds presumed to have avian influenza continue to appear in Delaware, DNREC officials announced a collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture to increase collection efforts.
Concerns about avian flu are growing across Delmarva, with confirmed cases in Sussex County affecting both livestock and wild snow geese. At Cape Henlopen State Park, one man’s weekend walk turned into a disturbing encounter.
While the risk to public health remains low, officials are closely monitoring the situation.
The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to spread on Delmarva with Queen Anne’s becoming the latest county to detect the virus.
Delaware kicked off its annual agricultural week Monday without poultry sessions due to avian flu concerns. Some poultry farmers, and others within the peninsula's agricultural industry, expressed their concern over recent reported cases.