ST. PAUL — Erica Sawatzke, a sixth-generation turkey grower with Oakdale Farms in Douglas County, said her family used to travel the state to “show” turkeys in the ’30s when the business first came to ...

It’s turkey time, and no state does it better than Minnesota — the proud turkey capital of the U.S. Producing an impressive 37 to 40 million birds each year, Minnesota’s turkey farmers play a huge ...

Thanksgiving is a big day for the farmers who raise the centerpiece of Americans' dinner tables on the last Thursday of November. But in Minnesota, the nation's top turkey producer, the work doesn't ...

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Minnesota turkey growers are sitting in a better position this summer than a year ago thanks to research, funding and strategic actions focused on poultry health. One indicator ...

The avian flu case was confirmed in Redwood County on a tom turkey farm on Tuesday, Sept. 16. It follows new cases in South Dakota and North Dakota over the past two weeks. Highly pathogenic avian ...

Avian flu flared up in Minnesota poultry operations last month after a nearly eight-month reprieve, forcing farmers to depopulate eight turkey barns. A vaccine exists for this highly pathogenic avian ...

A University of Minnesota lab is getting a flood of samples from turkeys to test for a form of bird flu that’s deadly to poultry, amid an outbreak in the state. Technicians at the university’s ...

Mar. 19---- Dealing with the two different viruses harming turkey production is their top concern, but turkey growers and processors told Minnesota's U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith that there ...

Minnesota celebrated its role as one of the nation’s top turkey producers on Tuesday as Governor Tim Walz welcomed the official Thanksgiving turkey to the Capitol. The annual tradition honors ...