Want to travel internationally with your pet but aren’t sure of the requirements? Is wildlife damage happening in your community and you don’t know who to talk to? Are you a poultry producer looking for more information on keeping your birds healthy and reducing the risk of avian influenza? Do you work for a company …
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Contact: APHISpress Funding Opportunity Will Support Projects on Avian Influenza Prevention, Therapeutics, Vaccines, and Research WASHINGTON, March 20, 2025 – Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ recent announcement of emergency funding to combat avian flu and reduce egg prices, USDA in consultation with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers …
Greetings, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invites you to join a webinar on Thursday, March 20 for information on free, voluntary highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) biosecurity assessments available to all commercial poultry producers not affected by HPAI. APHIS will provide an overview of what the Veterinary Services and Wildlife Services staffs …
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Contact: APHISpress WASHINGTON, March 19 – Following U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins’ recent announcement of emergency funding to combat avian flu and reduce egg prices, USDA is announcing the expansion of biosecurity assessments and audits available to commercial poultry producers. These programs are part of the proactive measures taken to improve biosecurity on individual …
USDA Accepting Applications for Agribusiness Trade Mission to Dominican Republic WASHINGTON, March 19, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is now accepting applications for its agribusiness trade mission to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, scheduled for July 13-17, 2025. Current and potential U.S. exporters interested in exploring trade opportunities in the region …
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Funding freeze urgent action + the latest news View as Webpage Photo Credit: Serenity Acres Farm in Pinetta, FL Dear Dennis, The seasons are changing, and we know you are making preparations for the months ahead. Last week we attended an international natural foods tradeshow where current geopolitical dynamics in agriculture were a hot …
March 13, 2025 | View as Webpage Conservation in the United States is at a crossroads and the Xerces Society is navigating uncharted waters. U.S. agencies dedicated to protecting our land and water are being hollowed out, conservation regulations have been proposed for repeal, and nonprofits are losing federal funding …
Contact: APHISpress WASHINGTON, March 13, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is reopening the public comment period on an interim final rule updating the conditions for poultry facilities to receive indemnity and compensation after testing positive for HPAI. Comments will be accepted for 30 days, until April …
March 11, 2025 | View as Webpage Xerces director Scott Black has a straightforward prescription for keeping our skies filled with butterflies. "Butterflies need host plants on which to lay eggs, wildflowers on which to feed, a refuge from pesticides, and sites to overwinter. There is hope for these animals …
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REMINDER: USDA Accepting Applications for Peru Agribusiness Trade Mission WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2025– The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications for its agribusiness trade mission to Lima, Peru, scheduled for June 9-12, 2025. Current and potential U.S. exporters interested in participating must apply by March 12, 2025. “Consumers in Peru are …
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