# State Departments of Agriculture and State Animal Health Officials Push for Additional Tools to Protect Dairy Cattle Against HPAI

> The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials urged USDA to authorize a voluntary national emergency vaccination framework for dairy cattle. They cited more than 1,200 dairy farms with confirmed HPAI cases across 20 states since the virus first spread from wild birds to cattle in 2024.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T21:13:25.271Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/90199-state-departments-of-agriculture-and-state-animal-health-officials-push-for
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

If authorized and used, vaccination could help limit further disease spread and protect dairy-herd productivity, reducing the risk of milk-supply disruption. The groups are requesting approval; the article reports no authorization or immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- MILK: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2024-03-26 | [Avian influenza found in US dairy cattle \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16111-avian-influenza-found-in-us-dairy-cattle-agriculture-dive.md) | -0.5% | -5.2% |
| MILK | 2024-11-27 | [Bird flu H5N1 outbreak in cattle and Canada infection worry scientists  : Shots - Health News : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16047-bird-flu-h5n1-outbreak-in-cattle-and-canada-infection-worry-scientists-shots.md) | -4.5% | -5.9% |
| MILK | 2024-03-25 | [Dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas test positive for bird flu \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16105-dairy-cattle-in-texas-kansas-test-positive-for-bird-flu-ap-news.md) | -0.4% | -5.1% |
| MILK | 2018-08-01 | [New Zealand makes effort to eradicate infected cattle from nation's herd.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63475-new-zealand-makes-effort-to-eradicate-infected-cattle-from-nation-s-herd.md) | +5.0% | +6.4% |
| MILK | 2024-12-20 | [How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16043-how-america-lost-control-of-the-bird-flu-setting-the-stage-for-another-pandemic.md) | +0.2% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- americanagnetwork.com: https://www.americanagnetwork.com/2026/11/09/state-departments-of-agriculture-and-state-animal-health-officials-push-for-additional-tools-to-protect-dairy-cattle-against-hpai/

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