A February article highlighted the challenges U.S. egg farmers are having when it comes to controlling bird flu outbreaks.
The H5N1 virus has caused massive losses, wiping out millions of birds. Despite investing heavily in biosecurity, farmers are still struggling to contain the disease.
Greg Herbruck, CEO of Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, faced the tough decision of culling 6.5 million birds.
The emotional and financial toll has been devastating.
“The mental toll on our team of dealing with that many dead chickens are just, I mean, you can’t imagine it,” Herbruck said.