SANPETE COUNTY, Utah — It's that time of the year again when the poultry producers are on high alert for avian influenza outbreaks.

On Friday, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey facility in Sanpete County.

“Oh, these outbreaks are devastating to the producer,” said Spencer Gibbons, CEO of the Utah Farm Bureau.

Gibbons explained how the Avian Flu outbreaks have been a problem for the last few years.

“Spread through commingling of bird populations so, that’s always a challenge for producers to try to completely eliminate but we are coming into that time of year where we have seen it since about 2022,” said Gibbons.

As the CEO of Utah Farm Bureau, he knows the damage that this disease leaves behind.

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