The emergency response director for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture says U.S. livestock producers have never been so vulnerable to animal disease threats.
But a voluntary program is being developed to help mitigate potential losses.
Mike Starkey had a key role during the avian influenza crisis two years ago.
He spoke to dairy farmers attending the Minnesota Dairy Growth Alliance Summit in St. Paul Thursday about the likely consequences of a Foot-and-Mouth disease outbreak.
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