Tougher security required for poultry indemnity payments after repeated bird flu infections
Under new rules, poultry facilities seeking indemnity payments after repeated bird flu infections must show biosecurity ...
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APHIS strengthens biosecurity requirements for bird flu related indemnity payments
Poultry producers who have had previous bird flu outbreaks would have to pass a biosecurity audit to receive future USDA ...
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USDA announces HPA final rule postponement, AHC reacts
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will temporarily postpone its final rule to amend the Horse Protection Act regulations for 60 days, according to the American Horse Council on Jan ...
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Horse Protection Act Enforcement Delayed Until April 2, 2025
"The equine community is particularly concerned about the agency’s evolving definition of soring, which seems to ...
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Big Money Going To Help Contain Exotic Fruit Fly Outbreaks
USDA secures $129.2 million in emergency funds to deter fruit flies -- some of the most destructive fruit and vegetable pests ...
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Feeder Cattle Imports from Mexico May Soon Resume Due to Progress Stopping New World Screwworm
Hoosier Ag Today told you that cattle imports from Mexico were suspended because of a very dangerous pest called the New ...
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APHIS implementing closer monitoring, testing of turkey flocks amid bird flu
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced in a press release that it would be updating the ...
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USDA updates turkey flock H5N1 surveillance policies following raw turkey pet food contamination
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently updated it policy for pre-slaughter surveillance of turkeys in ...
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USDA/APHIS Uses Emergency Funding to Combat Exotic Fruit Fly Outbreaks
USDA/APHIS will use $129.2 million in emergency funding to combat exotic fruit fly outbreaks, which threaten crops and trade. The funds will ...
USDA cites Frankfort's TPA Park for lack of records for 57% of zoo's dead and missing birds
A routine inspection by the USDA found that 57% of Frankfort TPA Park's small birds were either dead or missing, with no ...
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HPAI bird flu confirmed in backyard flock of non-commercial birds in Windsor County
This is the fifth instance of HPAI impacting a domestic flock in Vermont since spring of 2022 and emphasizes the ongoing need for vigilance as the disease continues to be an ongoing risk to domestic ...
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Sampson County Commercial Turkey Flock Tests Positive For Bird Flu
A commercial turkey operation in Sampson County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza. The positive sample was first identified by the N.C. Department of Agriculture ...