State and Federal Agencies Urge Caution on Strange Packages Following continued reports of unsolicited seed packages arriving through the mail, the Colorado Department of ...

Officials say residents who receive an unsolicited seed package should not open it or plant the seeds. The package should be ...

Officials warned Tuesday that they received reports of unsolicited packages containing plant seeds mailed internationally to Coloradans ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed in two commercial poultry flocks in Wisconsin on March 10, leading to the loss of approximately 3.1 million birds.

Lawsuit estimates the EID ear tags APHIS requires for interstate movement of cattle and bison add $3/head in costs.

The New Civil Liberties Alliance is asking a federal court in South Dakota to throw out USDA’s 2024 electronic ID ear tag rule.

Potential solutions are being identified at research institutions. Officials declare quarantine in wake of deadly threat to ...

After previously agreeing that visual-only eartags were effective in tracing disease in cattle and bison and letting producers choose between visual-only and electronically readable options, USDA ...

Each winter, a targeted initiative to reduce the number of feral swine unfolds in the Land Between the Lakes National ...

The request to extend deregulation, APHIS’ preliminary decision, and PPRSA will be available for public review and comment for 30 days beginning March 6, 2026. Members of the public can submit ...

The process started in 2020, and it’s currently in a 62-day comment period after which shipments from Taiwan will be allowed ...

Flocks that are smaller than commercial operation sizes are considered “backyard flocks” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Iowa detections in 2026 have been in backyard flocks of varying sizes ...