The four-legged pets trained to sniff out some damaging and invasive pests. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. PPQ Expands Its Detector Dog Team USDA/APHIS image PPQ’s Officers/Canine…
Program Helping Protect Pollinators from Invasive Pests
…Plant Protection Today Featured Article: How PPQ Protects Pollinator Health; Pollinators Benefit Our Health and Environment USDA/APHIS image Bee pollination alone is responsible for more than 15-billion in added crop…
Plants and Fruit Trees at Risk of a Spotted Lanternfly Infestation
…to look for and report it! Look for spotted lanternflies year round. If you see this invasive pest, report it. Learn more at the Hungry Pests website site, www.aphis.usda.gov/HungryPests/SLF Sponsored…
Avocado Imports from Mexico Resume
…inspector from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) had been threatened. After a week of negotiations between both countries, APHIS’ avocado inspection program has been reactivated. “This is…
US Reportedly Stopping Shipments of Avocados from Mexico
…carrying out inspections in a city in Michoacan when the official received a threatening call on their cell phone. The US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is now…
New Funding to Combat Pest and Disease
…growers,” Lester-Moffitt said. Visit www.aphis.usda.gov for more on the program. Listen to the report below. New Funding to Combat Pest and Disease Danielle Leal Multi-Media Journalist & AgNet News Hour Anchor Sponsored Content…
Projects to Support Animal Health Receive More Than $16 Million
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $16.3 million to help protect animal health. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding funding to states,…
Coordinated Efforts to Address NOW Damage Across Crops
…wild populations. Courtesy USDA/APHIS “We feel that the science is showing that you can’t just control the pest in one commodity without it impacting another. so, we need to have…
USDA Announces ASF Vaccine Candidate
…must go through the APHIS regulatory approval process for use in U.S. swine. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. USDA…
Free Canine-Assisted ACP Scouting Available to Industry Members
…services will be available for free to industry members. “Thanks to the taxpayers’ federal dollar USDA APHIS has funded us for a year. So, until April 1, 2022, any grower…
Farm City Newsday Tuesday, 02-23-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Danielle Leal. Today’s show is filled with stories covering an update on the APHIS unsolicited seeds investigation, western…
Farm City Newsday Friday, 01-08-21
…a APHIS report that shows agricultural animals do not pose risk for coronavirus and key findings from an AFBF mental health in rural communities survey. Tune in to the show…
APHIS Report Shows Agricultural Animals Do Not Pose Risk for Coronavirus
A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has shown that animals involved in agricultural production do not pose a COVID risk to…
APHIS Staff Worked to Overcome Issues of Burdensome Year
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) had its hands full in 2020. However, APHIS staff were able to adapt to the multitude…