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Transcripts and Speeches
Latest Avian Influenza News
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
2008
- USDA
Signs Memorandum of Understanding with the National
Pest Management Association (Aug 1, 2008)
- USDA
Awards $5 Million for Avian Influenza Research and
Extension (Jun 2, 2008)
- U.S.
Climate Change Science Program Releases Report on
the Effects of Climate Change On Agriculture, Land
and Water Resources and Biodiversity (May 27,
2008)
- USDA
and CFIA Revise Guidelines for fhe Movement of Potatoes
Between the United States and Canada (May 5, 2008)
- USDA
and Its Partners Declare Victory Over the Asian
Longhorned Beetle (Apr
17, 2008)
- USDA Announces Findings From Recent Citrus Greening Summit and Proposes a National Plan to Fight the Disease (Apr 9, 2008)
- USDA Announces More Than $16 Million in Additional Funding to Eradicate Bovine Tuberculosis in Three States (Apr 2, 2008)
- USDA Awards More Than $4 Million in Weedy and Invasive Species Grants (Mar 3, 2008)
- Statement by Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer Regarding Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company Two Year Product Recall (Feb 17, 2008)
- QUESTION AND ANSWERS: Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing CO. (Feb 17, 2008)
- United States Achieves Cattle Brucellosis Class Free Status (Feb 1, 2008)
- Conner Announces Nearly $75 Million in Additional Funding for Light Brown Apple Moth Eradication (Jan 24, 2008)
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2007
- USDA to Host Citrus Greening Summit (Dec 7, 2007)
- USDA Concludes Genetically Engineered Creeping Bentgrass Investigation (Nov 26, 2007)
- Secretary of Agriculture Seeks Nominations for Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (Nov 21, 2007)
- USDA Revises Regulations for Movement of Citrus Fruit From Florida (Nov 16, 2007)
- USDA Awards $950,000 to Research Against Invasive Pests (Oct 12, 2007)
- Johanns Announces Funds to Control Light Brown Apple Moth (Aug 10, 2007)
- USDA Announces Additional Funding for Bovine Tuberculosis (Aug 1, 2007)
- Avian Influenza Low Pathogenic H5N1 vs. Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Latest Update (Jul 23, 2007)
- USDA Announces New Risk-Based Process For Certain Imported Fruits And Vegetables (Jul 17, 2007)
- USDA Announces Additional Funding for Emerald Ash Borer and Potato Cyst Nematode Eradication (Jul 6, 2007)
- Statement by Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding U.S. Classification by OIE (May 22, 2007)
- We're Building Relationships----And Getting International Results----As We Guard Against Avian Influenza
USDA News -- An Employee News Publication. Volume 66 No. 2. Mar-Apr 2007.
- Johanns Announces Additional Funding To Eradicate Potato Cyst Nematode (Apr 19, 2007)
- Transcript from Avian Influenza Media Briefing (Mar 14, 2007)
- Johanns Signs Framework Agreement with United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization Director General Diouf Johanns' One Year Report on Avian Influenza Actions (Mar 14, 2007)
- Questions and Answers: Avian Influenza (Updated 3-14-2007) (Mar 14, 2007)
- Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding A New Detection Of BSE In Canada (Feb 8, 2007)
- Here's How We're Preparing Our USDA Workplace For The Possibility Of Pandemic Avian Influenza
USDA News -- An Employee News Publication. Volume 65 No. 1. Jan-Feb 2007.
- USDA Proposes To Allow Additional Imports From BSE Minimal-Risk Countries (Jan 4, 2007)
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2006
- Joint USDA And DOI News Release: Confirmatory Avian Influenza Tests Complete On Ohio Duck Samples - New Public Notification Protocol Announced (Oct 26, 2006)
- Wild Bird Samples From Michigan Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (Oct 20, 2006)
- Joint DOI And USDA News Release: Avian Influenza Tests Complete On Wild Green-winged Teals In Illinois (Oct 17, 2006)
- JOINT DOI AND USDA NEWS RELEASE: Ohio Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (Oct 14, 2006)
- Avian Influenza Tests Complete On Wild Northern Pintail Ducks In Montana (Oct 7, 2006)
- USDA Awards $1.1 Million For Researching The Economic Effects Of Strategies To Combat Invasive Pests (Oct 6, 2006)
- Johanns Announces Up To $100 Million Available For Citrus Canker Compensation (Oct 5, 2006)
- Illinois Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (Sep 29, 2006)
- Joint USDA and DOI News Release: Avian Influenza Tests Complete On Wild Mallard Ducks In Pennsylvania (Sep 23, 2006)
- Joint USDA and DOI Release: Montana Wild Bird Samples Undergo Additional Avian Influenza Testing (Sep 21, 2006)
- Avian Influenza Tests Complete On Maryland Resident Wild Mallard Ducks (Sep 12, 2006)
- Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted On Pennsylvania Wild Bird Samples (Sep 2, 2006)
- Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted On Maryland Wild Bird Fecal Samples (Sep 1, 2006)
- DOI, USDA, State Partners Test More Than 13,000 Wild Migratory Birds In Alaska (Aug 29, 2006)
- Avian Influenza Test Complete on Michigan Mute Swans (Aug 28, 2006)
- USDA Announces $13 Milllion For Potato Cyst Nematode Survey (Aug 22, 2006)
- Transcript of USDA and DOI Avian Influenza Media Briefing - Washington, D.C. (Aug 14, 2006)
- Confirmatory Tests Being Conducted On Michigan Wild Bird Samples (Aug 14, 2006)
- Screening For Highly Pathogenic H5n1 Avian Influenza In Migratory Birds (Aug 9, 2006)
- USDA, DOI And State Partners Begin Monitoring Wild Migratory Birds In Lower 48 For Avian Influenza (Aug 9, 2006)
- USDA Awards $4.1 Million in Grants to Manage and Control Invasive Species Affecting Grazing Lands (Jul 28, 2006)
- USDA Announces Additional $7.6 Million To Stop The Spread Of Emerald Ash Borer In Illinois (Jul 20, 2006)
- Caulerpa Taxifolia Eradication – Officials Proclaim Victory Over “Killer Algae” But Remain Vigilant to New Sightings (Jul 12, 2006; PDF | 52 KB)
California Invasive Plant Council.
Note: U.S. Department of Agriculture is a partner.
- USDA Offers Guide To Help Agricultural Producers Protect The U.S. Food Supply (Jul 12, 2006)
- USDA Releases 180-Day Report On Avian Influenza Efforts And Supplemental Spending (Jun 29, 2006)
- Avian Influenza: Low-Pathogenicity H5N1 vs. High-Pathogenicity H5N1 (Jun 28, 2006)
- Avian Influenza Testing and Diagnostics (Jun 28, 2006)
- Johanns Announces $100 Million In Citrus Canker Compensation (Jun 7, 2006)
- USDA Provides Documentation Tools To Assist Producers With Asian Soybean Rust Prevention And Control (Jun 5, 2006)
- USDA Announces New Program To Improve Forest Ecosystems (May 18, 2006)
- Johanns Announces Resumption Of Wheat Exports To Mexico From California After 10 Year Ban (May 12, 2006)
- Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding Canada's Fifth Case of BSE (Apr 16, 2006)
- Johanns Signs Agreement With China On Food Safety And Plant And Animal Health (Apr 11, 2006)
- USDA Releases Report On Soybean Rust Detection Efforts (Apr 3, 2006)
- USDA, DOI And HHS Expand Screening For Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza In Migratory Birds (Mar 20, 2006)
- Screening For Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza In Migratory Birds (Mar 20, 2006)
- United States Prepares For Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza In Wild Birds (Mar 20, 2006)
- Wild Bird Plan: An Early Detection System for Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in Wild Migratory Birds U.S. Interagency Strategic Plan (Mar 20, 2006)
- Secretaries Johanns, Leavitt & Norton To Hold Avian Influenza Media Briefing (Mar 17, 2006)
- USDA Announces $100 Million In Citrus Canker Compensation In Florida (Feb 9, 2006)
- USDA Experts Part Of U.S. Avian Influenza Team To Turkey (Jan 13, 2006)
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2005
- Johanns Applauds Additional Funding For Avian Influenza Prevention and Prepardness (Dec 30, 2005)
- Johanns Announces Request For Additional Funding For USDA Safeguarding Efforts And Response To Avian Influenza (Nov 1, 2005)
- USDA Expands National Soybean Rust Risk Management Tool (Oct 27, 2005)
- Questions and Answers: Avian Influenza (Oct 26, 2005)
- Transcript of Technical Briefing Regarding Avian Influenza U.S. Department of Agriculture (Oct 26, 2005)
- USDA Efforts And Response To Avian Influenza In The United States (Oct 26, 2005)
- USDA Awards $1.1 Million For Researching The Economic Effects Of Strategies To Combat Invasive Pests (Oct 12, 2005)
- USDA Announces $200 Million In Disaster Relief Funding For Citrus Canker Compensation In Florida (Oct 5, 2005)
- Johanns Announces An Additional $53.75 Million To Eradicate Citrus Canker (Sep 30, 2005)
- USDA Announces Additional $7.8 Million To Stop The Spread Of Emerald Ash Borer (Sep 15, 2005)
- USDA Announces Additional $1.85 Million To Fight Emerald Ash Borer In Ohio (Aug 24, 2005)
- Agriculture Secretary Approves Funding For Soybean Rust Surveillance And Monitoring Network (May 12, 2005)
- USDA Launches Informative One-Stop Soybean Rust Web Site (Mar 15, 2005)
- President Bush Reinforces Commitment to Cooperative Conservation in 2006 Budget (Feb 9, 2005)
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2004
- USDA Confirms Soybean Rust in United States (Nov 10, 2004)
- USDA Awards $1.1 Million For Researching The Economic Effects Of Prevention, Control, Or Eradication Of Invasive Pests (Oct 14, 2004)
- Veneman Announces Funding For Oak Disease Containment (May 18, 2004)
- USDA Funding Approved For Avian Influenza Prevention Program (May 12, 2004)
- USDA
Launches Campaign to Educate Bird Owners (May 4, 2004)
- USDA Announces Additional $28 Million to Fight Emerald Ash Borer (Mar 23, 2004)
- Norton, Veneman Launch Cooperative Initiative to Control Invasive Tamarisk in Southwest (Jan 22, 2004)
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2003
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2002
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2001
- USDA Suspends Spanish Clementine Imports (Dec 5, 2001)
- USDA Lifts Foot-and-Mouth Disease Restrictions Against France and Ireland (Nov 2, 2001)
- USDA Announces Karnal Bunt Compensation (Aug 3, 2001)
- USDA Issues Conditional License for West Nile Virus Vaccine for Horses (Aug 1, 2001)
- USDA Temporarily Regulates Baylor County, Texas, For Karnal Bunt (Jun 21, 2001)
- USDA Adds Archer County, Texas, to Regulated Area for Karnal Bunt (Jun 19, 2001)
- USDA Sends Team To Texas To Help Control Karnal Bunt (Jun 15, 2001)
- President Bush's Supplemental Spending Request Includes $35 Million to Guard Against Foreign Animal Diseases (Jun 1, 2001)
- USDA Removes Import Restrictions For Certain European Union Countries; Continues Vigilance at Borders to Protect U.S. Agriculture Against Virus (May 25, 2001)
- Veneman Says Vigilance Keeping FMD out of U.S. and Assures Congress Compensation Would be Available in Case of Emergency (Ap 26, 2001)
- USDA FY2002 Budget Requests Responsible Increases for Plant/Animal Disease Programs, Food Safety & Trade: Veneman Authorizes Additional $32 Million to Protect U.S. Against Foreign Diseases (Apr 9, 2001)
- USDA Continues Vigilance Against Foot-and-mouth Disease (Mar 28, 2001)
- USDA Removes Quarantined Sheep from Vermont Farm (Mar 23, 2001)
- USDA Removes Quarantined Sheep from Vermont Farm (Mar 21, 2001)
- USDA Establishes Toll-free Foot-and-mouth Disease Call Line (Mar 16, 2001)
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2000
- Glickman Awards $10.9 Million For Safer Pest Management (Dec 6, 2000)
- Glickman Announces Funds to Assist Florida Residents in Replacing Lost Citrus Trees (Oct 26, 2000)
- USDA Announces Program For Commercial Citrus Tree Replacement to Combat Harmful Invasive Species (Oct 17, 2000)
- USDA to Establish Four New Pest Management Centers (Oct 10, 2000)
- Glickman Announces Details on Compensation for Plum Pox-Affected Farmers (Sep 19, 2000)
- Rominger to Tour Invasive Species Infestation Sites in Chicago Area (Jul 27, 2000)
- Glickman Announces Funding to Combat Invasive Species (May 18, 2000)
- Glickman Announces New Research to Combat Pierce's Disease (Apr 14, 2000)
- M/A Glickman to Discuss Damage Caused by the Fruit Fly and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter in California (Mar 21, 2000)
- Glickman Announces Increased Funding and New Strategic Efforts to Combat West Nile Virus in New York (Mar 21, 2000)
- Glickman to Battle Alien Invaders: National Tour to Highlight Non-native Invasive Pests and Diseases that Threaten American Agriculture and Natural Resources (Mar 17, 2000)
- USDA, Brazil Team up to Fight Dengue Virus (Feb 29, 2000)
- USDA Research May Combat Invasive Pests (Jan 31, 2000)
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