National Ag News
Veneman recalls numerous animal disease scares during USDA term
Oct 18, 2017, 12:39 PM
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Ann Veneman, USDA Ag Secretary during 9/11, says the attack on America exposed vulnerabilities that included foreign animal disease threats.
Veneman claims her four years leading USDA were marred by arguably the most animal disease scares of any ag secretary, beginning with the European outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in early 2001.
“It was spreading rapidly. And our challenge, and I had no sub-cabinet at the time, was to determine how to keep it out of this country.
