Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair Requires New Avian Flu Testing

Poultry exhibitors will be paying higher fees to show this year because of the Avian Influenza outbreak. Exhibitors of the Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair in Fort Smith will need their poultry tested for the disease and have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. 

 

 

With concerns over the cost of testing for 4-H and FFA members, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry has developed a solution. Dr. Rod Hall, State Veterinarian of Oklahoma said the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission Laboratory have agreed to lower their Avian Influenza testing fee to $10 per test. The labs require at least a week for testing.

Video: Fatal Wildfire Endangering Our Beef Supply

Thanks for spending the winter with us here on the farm. Today we deliver a load of relief supplies to the area that is being devastated by the largest wildfire Nebraska has ever seen. Ranchers and farmers are working alongside countless firemen and the National Guard to get it contained. Stay warm and have a great weekend, we'll see you soon.