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USDA Wednesday announced a comprehensive strategy in efforts to reduce Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry and egg-laying flocks, and in turn, lower egg prices. (Rod Bain and USDA Chief of Staff Kailee Tkacz Buller)

USDA Chief of Staff Kailee Tkacz Buller explains some of the prongs within the Department's comprehensive strategy to combat High Path Avian Flu and high egg prices.

USDA announced Wednesday it is considering various egg import and export options as one way to lower egg prices in our country. (Rod Bain and Agriculture Department Chief of Staff Kailee Tkacz Buller)

A focus on innovations, including possible vaccination of poultry flocks, are part of recently announced USDA strategies to build up domestic egg supplies and reduce consumer egg prices. (Rod Bain and USDA Chief of Staff Kailee Tkacz Buller)

*- National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 24 – 28 -* USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides a page at its website to provide resources in detection and prevention of invasive species that threaten livestock and domestic animals. (Rod Bain and APHIS entomologist...

*- National Invasive Species Awareness Week is February 24 – 28 -* Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service entomologist Denise Bonilla talks about her agency’s educational website on invasive pests that threaten both livestock and domestic animals … "www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease".

As agritourism and its various aspects continue to grow as an economic opportunity for ag producers and rural communities, increasing data is forthcoming to better understand and recognize trends that can provide both guidance and benefit. Rod Bain looks at some recent trends in agritourism in this...

What were some of the notable findings within USDA’s latest monthly look at crop production, and supply and demand? (Rod Bain)

Growing amounts of data regarding agritourism and its trends are being harvested as more national, state, and local level information is being produced. Rod Bain reports. PARTICIPANTS: Rod Bain and Audrey Comerford of Oregon State University Extension

What were some of the points of interest for the Agriculture Department's Chief Economist after February reports were issued Tuesday? (Rod Bain and Seth Meyer)