Minnesota has declared a state of emergency, claiming three outbreaks have impacted farms.
Minnesota declares state of emergency amid outbreak of trifecta of diseases https://t.co/zmY9oMzjKI
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) February 17, 2025
Fox News reports:
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) stated in a press release that the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority (RFA) Board established the emergency following three outbreaks.
Those included avian metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus.
The state of emergency allows Minnesota farmers who have experienced livestock losses to access funds through zero-interest disaster recovery loans, according to the above source.
An MDA spokesperson confirmed with Fox News Digital that this declaration is a “formality the Rural Finance Authority Board
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