APHIS Awards $16.3 Million in Farm Bill Funding to Protect Animal Health

Weekly eNewsletter | December 20, 2021 | Volume 193

APHIS Awards $16.3 Million in Farm Bill Funding to Protect Animal Health

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding more than $16.3 million to 64 projects with states, universities, and other partners to strengthen programs to protect animal health.

"Ensuring the health of animals helps protect and preserve U.S. export markets and keeping foreign animal diseases out of the U.S. helps us expand export opportunities for rural America to more and better markets," USDA said in a release.

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FDA Works to Modernize Foodborne Illness Outbreak Responses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has a longstanding commitment to strengthening food safety and better protecting consumers, as part of its public health agenda. Today, we are taking an important step to build on this commitment with the release of the Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan.

African Swine Fever Risk Is Real

Risks are everywhere for hog producers. Fear of the latest strain of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, or mycotoxins in corn, or poor-quality drinking water are just a few potential risks that should be on pig farmers’ radar screens, but an even bigger risk is lurking in the shadows.

Farm Bureau Leader Says Wisconsin's Farm Support 2.0 Is Timely

The Vice President of Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says the state’s latest round of pandemic support for farmers comes at the right time. Dave Daniels says the direct payments won’t fix everything, but they will help farmers. “I think the 2.0 is going to come at a good time when not necessarily farmers were worrying about milk being dumped or cattle not being able to get into a harvesting plant, but it’s going to come at the end of the year when they need to clean up some bills.”