Vermont dairy farmers have achieved what the Agency of Agriculture called a “critical benchmark” from the U.S. Department of Agriculture − a declaration by USDA that Vermont is unaffected by bird flu, according to a news release.
This winter, the Agency of Agriculture began a new milk sampling program mandated by the USDA to identify avian influenza-infected dairy cattle, commonly known as bird flu. The Agency had another goal, which was to test all Vermont Grade A milk directly from each supplying dairy farm.