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Scientists attach a tracking device to a blue-winged teal at Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. Photo courtesy of U.S. Geographic Survey.

More than 400,000 SD turkeys killed in response to bird flu outbreak, ducks identified as carriers

By Joshua Haiar of South Dakota Searchlight 09/26/2025

The number of turkeys killed at South Dakota farms in response to recent detections of avian influenza has risen to…

Avian flu has recently been confirmed at commercial turkey farms in the Dakotas. U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service photo by Scott Bauer.

Avian flu confirmed in Edmunds, Faulk, Beadle, Dicky county turkey flocks

By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor and Scott Waltman 09/04/2025

Avian flu has hit turkey farms in South Dakota and North Dakota, the first cases in commercial flocks in the…

Bourbon Red heritage tom and hen turkeys often roam the lands of Bear Butte Gardens but are sometimes penned to make egg collection easier. The turkeys are playful birds that can be loud and boisterous. Courtesy photo from Rick Grosek

Demand remains high for ‘heritage turkeys’ grown in South Dakota

By Bart Pfankuch of South Dakota News Watch and Mark Andersen of South Dakota News Watch 11/23/2023

STURGIS – During the COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in the food production supply chain and workforce sometimes led to empty grocery……