The current outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, which traces all the way back to 2022, is unusual in not only the fact that it’s infecting dairy cattle, but also that cases are continuing to be diagnosed in the warmer summer months. Bernt Nelson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said that even though the virus typically scales back in the summer, that’s not the case this year.
Fortunately, Nelson said dairy markets haven’t taken much of a hit.
Nelson added that this will continue to be a key storyline as we head into the fall.
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