Since the time highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) first hit Ohio in 2022, approximately 9.4 million chickens were depopulated between that time and Christmas of 2024. In the less than three ...

Brian Baldridge, the director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, said his agency is coordinating its response closely ...

The governor said he would be an advocate for the state and its farmers but “one of the things that is clear, is the federal government is really going to have to accelerate the research that is being ...

The governor said he would be speaking with newly confirmed Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ... of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge said over 30 percent of layer birds ...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has affected millions of commercial egg and meat birds in Ohio since 2022, many of them in Darke County.

DeWine and Baldridge spoke Thursday afternoon on the ... DeWine said he has a meeting with new U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins set for Friday. “I think, frankly, what we need ...

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has now given the green light to a five ... In a statement, Ohio Department of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge expressed appreciation for the “communication and ...

At the 2025 Commodity Classic in Colorado, newly appointed Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins outlined her priorities for U.S. farmers, emphasizing trade, regulatory reform, and financial relief.