Gov. Josh Shapiro meets with Lancaster County poultry farmers as bird flu causes 'crisis mode'

As Pa.'s bird flu cases surge, farmers and agriculture leaders warn of possible effects on poultry industry

State officials and Western Pennsylvania farmers are warning of possible threats to Pennsylvania’s multibillion-dollar poultry industry as the highly...

Shapiro: Bird flu vax not expected soon as virus ravages state

HARRISBURG — As a resurgence of bird flu devastates commercial poultry in Pennsylvania, industry and government leaders expressed that a vaccine is needed, but that a spike in egg prices wasn’t expected as the virus’s recent surge has mostly been…

Gov. Shapiro says Pa. is 'epicenter' of recent nationwide bird flu surge

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro convened farmers, academic leaders, biosecurity experts and lawmakers on Tuesday to address the state’s latest avian influenza outbreak — one that accounts for more than half of the country's total cases.

Pa. Governor Josh Shapiro discusses bird flu outbreak

Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania's Secretary of Agriculture visited Lancaster County, amid a highly contagious nationwide bird flu outbreak.

Gov. Josh Shapiro meets with Lancaster County poultry farmers as bird flu causes 'crisis mode'

In a typical week, Kevin Lutz said, Green Dragon Market’s small animal auction can sell anywhere from 2,000 to 3,000 chickens, turkeys and ducks.

Shapiro Says PA In Crisis Mode Over Avian Flu

Governor Josh Shapiro says his administration is in “crisis mode” as an avian flu outbreak continues to spread in the Commonwealth.  More than seven-point-six-million-birds have died across Pennsylvania following exposure, many of them in Lancaster County.  Shapiro made the statement during a roundtable in Lancaster yesterday with farmers and agricultural leaders in the area.  He said they plan to distribute close to 60-million-dollars through t…