USDA said they will no longer implement the July 2020 Federal Register Notice that would have required cattle to bear a radio frequency identification tag.
USDA is awarding $14.4 million to 76 projects with states, universities, and other partners to strengthen our programs to protect animal health.
USDA’s APHIS department has started to identify unsolicited packages filled with seeds that appear to have originated from China.
To help contain African swine virus, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is announcing a joint project to develop a certification program.
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a final rule updating and modernizing the USDA’s biotechnology regulations under the Plant Protection Act.
The National Incident Coordination Center will provide direct support to producers whose animals cannot move to market as due to processing plant closures.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is allocating almost $70 million to support 386 projects under the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721.
USDA is currently working to strengthen its traceability system to protect the long-term health of the U.S. livestock industry with electronic ear tags.
After a thorough fact finding effort, APHIS has determined through testing that the genetically engineered wheat in question was developed by Monsanto.
USDA is offering $75 million in funding for the eradication and control of feral swine through the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program.