Michigan’s biggest egg producer is advocating for the vaccination of egg-laying hens against the highly pathogenic avian influenza. Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch CEO Greg Herbruck has called on the federal government to take “urgent and critical” measures to address the H5N1 bird flu crisis by implementing an aggressive vaccination strategy.

For Brian Kreher, a fourth-generation farmer in the small town of Clarence, New York, the latest outbreak of bird flu has meant many sleepless nights. He considers his 18-acre farm one of the lucky ones.

As egg prices soar to new highs, the two industries are on opposite sides of the debate over whether to give shots to birds.