USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Happy New Year from your friends and partners at USDA! Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025 🎆

APHIS is inviting public comments on a proposal to establish an official program for safeguarding, improving, and representing the health status of U.S. pigs. https://lnkd.in/gc-q8QPX

Strong biosecurity remains the most effective way to combat highly pathogenic avian influenza. Today, APHIS announced a rule to require commercial poultry facilities to undergo a biosecurity audit before restocking poultry after a case of HPAI and before receiving future indemnity payments. https://lnkd.in/gTu45PcU #APHIS #Defend the Flock

Check out this new publication and videos by #WildlifeServices researchers studying drones as potential hazing tools to prevent wolf-livestock conflicts. https://lnkd.in/gtyPx4ME #APHIS

From our USDA Family to yours, wishing everyone a happy holiday season full of warmth, joy and tradition ❤️

THIS JUST IN: USDA issues permit for Santa’s reindeer to enter the United States: https://lnkd.in/gA_VrHze #APHIS #USDAAPHIS

APHIS and our partners are responding to a screwworm case in Mexico, taking swift action to protect animal health and U.S. agriculture. This highlights the importance of cross-border collaboration in prevention and containment. Learn more about the response and what it means for animal health in this article from AVMA: https://lnkd.in/gmEdaKqU #APHIS #ProtectingAnimals

A Landmark Victory Against Invasive Species! The northern giant hornet, a threat to honey bees, agriculture, and U.S. ecosystems, has officially been eradicated from the U.S. This achievement highlights the power of partnership between state and federal agencies, researchers, and engaged communities. APHIS played a pivotal role in this effort by providing funding, technology, and expertise that helped locate and eliminate four invasive hornets’ nests. Special thanks to the public and all the citizen scientists whose reports and trapping made it possible for Washington State Department of Agriculture and its partners to act swiftly. This eradication demonstrates the importance of early detection and the power of collaboration in combating invasive species. Read more about this remarkable story: https://lnkd.in/g7FASiNz #ProtectingPlants #Pollinators #Agriculture #USDAAPHIS #Teamwork #InvasiveSpecies #Hornets #ProtectingAgriculture

ANNOUNCEMENT: APHIS updates Select Agents and Toxins registration list; removes agents including brucella. Link: https://lnkd.in/gHfpBHGT #USDAAPHIS #APHIS

Many people who buy agricultural items online, receive them from family or friends, or ship these items themselves aren’t aware of the agricultural risk and their legal obligations under USDA’s regulations. If you ship or receive agricultural items via express courier, this applies to you. Check out the latest #APHISinAction for what you need to know before shipping and receiving agricultural items this season. Link: https://lnkd.in/gGyyCRXc #USDAAPHIS #APHIS #ProtectingAgriculture