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APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Old World bollworm in Northern Illinois
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision for the final Environmental Assessment (EA) to control Old World bollworm in northern Illinois.
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USDA Announces Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Detection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in an approximately five-year-old or older beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina.
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USDA Announces the Release for the Implementation Plan for FY 2024 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 and National Clean Plant Network Program Projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announces the release of the Implementation Plan for fiscal year (FY) 2024 Plant Protection Act Section 7721 funding.
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APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Pumpkin, Squash, and Tetsukabuto from Brazil into the Continental United States
APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment (PRA) and risk management document (RMD) for the importation of fresh pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata), squash (Cucurbita maxima), and the interspecific hybrid var tetsukabuto (C. moschata x C. maxima) from Brazil into the continental United States.
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APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Celery from United Kingdom
APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh celery (Apium graveolens) for consumption from United Kingdom into the United States.
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APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Assessment for the Importation of Fresh Coriander from Guatemala
APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh coriander (Coriandrum sativum) for consumption from Guatemala into the United States.
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USDA Takes Action to Help Protect Endangered California Condors From Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is taking emergency action to help protect the critically endangered California condors after several have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
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APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in Montana
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decisions for environmental assessments (EAs) to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in parts of Montana.
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APHIS Invites U.S. Stakeholders to Submit Topics on IPPC Standards and Implementation
The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has issued a call for topics for new plant health standards, revisions to adopted standards, and new tools that support the implementation of standards.
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APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in Arizona
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decisions for environmental assessments (EAs) to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in parts of Arizona.
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APHIS Partners With Greenville Zoo on Zoo and Aquarium Serology Study
Veterinarians with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently partnered with the Greenville Zoo in Greenville, South Carolina, to gather information for the Zoo and Aquarium Serology Study.
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APHIS Posts New Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program Report
APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Pale Cyst Nematode (PCN) Eradication Program in Idaho has posted its 2023 first quarter report (January 1 – March 31).
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APHIS Seeks Comment on Draft Pest Risk Analysis for the Importation of Fresh Ginseng from the Republic of Korea into the United States
APHIS has drafted a pest risk assessment (PRA) and risk management document (RMD) for the importation of fresh ginseng roots (Panax ginseng C.A. Mey.) from the Republic of Korea into the United States.
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APHIS Announces Finding of No Significant Impact to Control Spotted Lanternfly
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision for an environmental assessment (EA) to control spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Rhode Island, a potentially devastating invasive species to agriculture and other resources.
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APHIS’ Commodity Treatment Information System Will Only Accept Extensible Markup Language (XML) Starting September 1, 2023
On August 30, 2023, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will retire text file formats (TXT) for uploading in-transit cold treatment temperature data into the Commodity Treatment Information System (CTIS).
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APHIS Releases New Strategic Plan for 2023-2027
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a new 5-year strategic plan.
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APHIS Amends Karnal Bunt (Tilletia indica) Regulated Areas in Maricopa County in Arizona
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is amending the Karnal bunt regulated areas in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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USDA Announces $2.29 Million in Farm Bill Funding to Protect Animal Health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding $2.29 million through the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Farm Bill program to advance APHIS’ animal health preparedness.
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APHIS Seeks Public Comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for Old World Bollworm in Chicago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available to the public a draft environmental assessment (EA) regarding options for actions it can take to eradicate a low-level reproducing population of Old World bollworm (OWB, Helicoverpa armigera) in the immediate vicinity of Chicago O’Hare International Airport (O’Hare).
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APHIS Seeks Comments on Draft Pest Risk Analyses for Deregulation of Chrysanthemum White Rust and the Importation of Chrysanthemum Plants for Planting
We are advising the public that we are proposing to deregulate Chrysanthemum White Rust (CWR) based on an economic evaluation (EE) prepared by APHIS.