Foster County Independent - The Official Newspaper for Foster County

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.

The State Board of Animal Health and the North Dakota Department of Agriculture are working closely with USDA-APHIS and loca...