Walz added that Minnesota’s turkey and dairy farmers are continuing to struggle. The most recent proposed budget from Walz includes $4 million to combat the avian flu statewide. Meanwhile, the University of Minnesota announced it has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fight H5N1.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will share details on Wednesday about how the state is fighting the bird flu, which was recently detected in a Stearns County dairy herd​.

Minnesota’s State Veterinarian Brian Hoefs said that declaring the state's poultry free of avian influenza to this point is a "small victory" and to expect cases to come this spring.