Push to Keep Funding H5N2 Response

Congressmen Call on White House to Ensure Funds Available

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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H5N2 began hitting commercial turkey farms in March and now has hit 14 states and led to roughly 20 million turkeys and chickens being killed by the virus or killed to prevent its spread. (Photo by Garrett and Kitty Wilkin, CC BY 2.0)
H5N2 began hitting commercial turkey farms in March and now has hit 14 states and led to roughly 20 million turkeys and chickens being killed by the virus or killed to prevent its spread. (Photo by Garrett and Kitty Wilkin, CC BY 2.0)
Lawmakers are worried because USDA has already received $60 million in claims to pay poultry growers for their losses out of a fund set aside of $84 million. Lawmakers want USDA to be prepared to take whatever other steps are necessary to curb the spread of...

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Chris Clayton

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