National Ag News

A blue ribbon biodefense panel says there are shortfalls in proposed responses to biological threats to animal agriculture and the U.S. food supply.  The panel, made up of cabinet officials, former congressional leaders and others, says there’s a need for more leadership, funding and agency cooperation to improve the ability to prevent such threats. The report’s authors say the possibility of nefarious introduction of livestock diseases, including those that can infect humans, indicate the need to exert more effort to combat such threats.

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