For months, an outbreak of avian flu in the state’s commercial poultry flock has stopped farmers from exporting and trading their birds to some foreign counties.

Banning the direct sale of raw milk to the public for animal consumption is included in legislation approved a committee in ...

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has been trying to ban raw milk for years, but it’s never been a legislative priority.

Avian flu virus, also known as bird flu, continues to affect poultry producers around the globe and US dairy farms in 2025 ...

North Carolina egg and poultry producers worked to prevent the spread of avian flu known as H5N1. Egg shortages caused by the virus contributed to higher egg prices at the grocery stores.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — This year’s flu season is turning out to be one of the deadliest. North Carolina has reported 525 flu-related deaths this season, including five children — the highest ...

The Senate's annual Farm Act is trying to close loopholes that allow sales of unpasteurized milk in North Carolina, with the ...

Mike Walden, Extension economist at North Carolina State University, shares his economic reasoning for how the US economy ...

This lifts a month-long suspension on poultry exports. Since January, the bird flu outbreak has prevented commercial farms from exporting and trading their birds to some foreign countries.