…insects in backyard citrus trees. Negotiators have also agreed to maintain funding for the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Plant Pest and Disease Management and Disaster Prevention…
Holiday Fresh Decor Could House Invasive Pests
…for invasive pests. Fred Strathmeyer, Pennsylvania Plant Industry and Consumer Protection and John Crowe, APHIS National Policy Manager for Spotted Lantern Fly say the holidays are a perfect time for…
New Biosecurity Campaign to Protect Live Poultry
…work together to defend our nation’s flocks.” USDA launched a new web page for the campaign at www.aphis.usda.gov/animalhealth/defendtheflock where anyone can find important information about protecting their flocks from disease….
U.S. Suspends Pork Imports from Poland
…Inspection Service also has concerns over Polish export protocols. APHIS discovered that a Polish export facility shipping pork to the U.S. didn’t follow the requirements designed to help prevent the…
USDA Announces Pink Bollworm Eradication Significantly Saving Cotton Farmers in Yearly Control Costs
…Health Inspection Service (APHIS) established domestic pink bollworm regulations. At the height of the program, 10 states (Arizona, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, Mississippi, and Missouri) were…
USDA Announces Deregulation of GE Low-Gossypol Cotton
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces the deregulation of Texas A&M’s cotton variety genetically engineered to have ultra-low levels of gossypol in…
USDA Outlines Next Steps for Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
…and Federal Animal Disease Traceability Working Group that developed 14 key points for advancing traceability. They are also in keeping with feedback APHIS received at stakeholder meetings held across the…
APHIS Finalizes Conditions for Paying Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Indemnity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a final rule outlining the conditions under which USDA will pay indemnity to farms affected…
U.S. Pork Calls for Level Playing Field as FDA Makes Regulatory Land Grab
…from the FDA to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS, which already regulates gene editing in plants, can ensure a proper, risk-based regulatory review under the Animal…
Worst Garden Pest to Watch Out For
…the watch for. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Worst Garden Pest to Watch Out For Bean leaf infested with aphids – Aphis craccivora There are many garden…
APHIS Wildlife Services Conducts First Field Trial of Feral Swine Toxic Bait
Plans Modifications to Mitigate Hazards to Non-Target Species USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently conducted the first of two field trials of a sodium nitrite toxic bait…
USDA Will Not Recognize Third-Party Inspections Regarding Animal Welfare
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, will not establish new criteria for recognizing third-party inspection and certification programs when determining the Agency’s own inspection…
USDA Confirms Virulent Newcastle Disease in Backyard Exhibition Birds in California
Not a Food Safety Concern The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of virulent Newcastle disease in a small flock…
USDA Proposes to Update Branding Requirements for Cattle from Mexico
…be able to submit comments at: http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetails;D=APHIS-2016-0050 or in writing to Docket No. APHIS-2016-0050, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale MD 20737-1238….