Bird flu outbreak hits third Georgia commercial poultry operation this year, affecting 140,000 chickens as state officials work to contain HPAI spread.

Georgia agriculture officials say the highly-infectious bird flu is a serious threat to the state's top industry.

Environmental experts say a proposed poultry project in south Georgia could cause grave damage to the Satilla River. Photo by TimothyJ via Flickr A proposed south Georgia chicken plant that could be ...

GORDON COUNTY, Ga. — A case of Bird Flu was confirmed at a commercial poultry operation in Gordon County, according to officials with the USDA and Georgia Department of Agriculture.

A Georgia chicken producer is working to stop the spread of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), more commonly known as bird flu, after becoming the third commercial operation in the state to ...