USDA, University of Kentucky broke ground on new forage research building
On May 23, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for a new research…
USDA took action to help protect endangered California Condors from highly pathogenic Avian influenza
On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture Animal (USDA) and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced…
Scientists used gene-editing technology to produce first calf resistant to major viral disease
On May. 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that scientists have collaborated to produce the first…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed as cause of three California condor mortalities in Arizona
On Apr. 7, 2023, the U.S. National Park Service reported Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) had been confirmed…
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China rolls out GMO corn planting
On Feb. 16, 2023, the Government of China announced it will plant less than 1% of its corn…
Three grizzly bears tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Montana
On Jan. 17, 2023, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWP) reported that juvenile grizzly bears tested positive…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza confirmed in Columbia County, Oregon
On Dec. 2, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
Oregon Department of Agriculture confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Yamhill County
On Nov. 4, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in commercial chickens in Arkansas
On Oct. 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence…
USDA opened new poultry research facility in Georgia
On Oct. 4, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Poultry Research…
USDA confirmed two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in neighboring non-commercial flocks in Tillamook County
On Sept. 28, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Tennessee
On Sept. 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
USDA issued positive Regulatory Status Review response for Norfolk Plant Sciences’ Purple Tomato
On Sept. 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had reviewed…
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CDC confirmed first human infection with flu virus from pigs during 2022
On Aug. 5, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the first human infection with…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Florida
On Jul. 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
A fourth case of HPAI confirmed in Deschutes County, Oregon expanding quarantine
On Jul. 21, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health…
Fourth backyard flock tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Oregon
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the state’s…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Nevada
On Jul. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Oregon
On Jun. 10, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) confirmed the presence…
Genetically modified corn does not damage non-target organisms
On Jun. 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that the largest, highest quality analysis of…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Georgia
On Jun. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza detected in a non-commercial backyard flock in Oregon
On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Oklahoma
On May 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Alaska
On Apr. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Montana
On Apr. 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota
On Mar. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Minnesota
On Mar. 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza non-commercial backyard fock in Nebraska
On Mar. 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Wisconsin
On Mar. 14, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection (APHIS) Service confirmed…
USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Kansas and Illinois
On Mar. 10, 2022, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA), in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural…