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BISMARCK, N.D. – Earlier this month, the State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) announced that all shows, public sales, swaps and exhibitions of poultry and other birds within the state were canceled as a precaution to reduce the risk of avian influenza exposure to North Dakota birds.

BISMARCK, N.D. – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial, backyard chicken flock in Kidder County, North Dakota. A presumptive positive case was first identified by the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and confirmed by the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.

BISMARCK, N.D. – With avian influenza spreading throughout the country and confirmed cases in wild birds and domestic poultry in neighboring states, residents should not attempt to assist, move, rehabilitate or dispatch wild birds and should avoid bringing wildlife home. Poultry owners should practice increased biosecurity to help protect their birds.

BISMARCK, N.D. – To protect North Dakota’s poultry industry from potential exposure to H5 avian influenza virus, the State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) has canceled all shows, public sales, swaps and exhibitions of poultry and other birds within the state.

BISMARCK – Governor Doug Burgum has proclaimed March 20-26, 2022, as North Dakota Agriculture Week, and March 22, 2022, as North Dakota Agriculture Day.

BISMARCK – The State Board of Animal Health will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 23, in the Pioneer Room on the ground floor of the State Capitol Building, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck.

BOWMAN – Spruce Hill Meats in Bowman is the newest North Dakota company operating under the State Meat and Poultry Inspection Program.

BISMARCK – North Dakota Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Feed Transportation Program will disburse funds this week to eligible producers for a portion of their feed or livestock transportation expenses incurred between April 8, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021.

BISMARCK, N.D – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) and the North Dakota Agriculture Association (NDAA) will be hosting a series of anhydrous ammonia safety training sessions across the state. 

BISMARCK – Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for nine projects. The awards totaling $598,090 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting Feb. 16-17 in Jamestown.