"Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.

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USDA Announces Comment Period on Oral Rabies Vaccine Program
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USDA Solicits Comments on International Animal and Plant Health Standards
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USDA Seeks Comments on Environmental Assessment Related to the Control of Water Hyacinth
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USDA Wildlife Specialists to Assist Military Air Bases in Iraq, Afghanistan
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USDA Announces Fall Tree Restoration in Massachusetts' Asian Longhorned Beetle-Impacted Area
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USDA Updates Areas of Idaho Quarantined for Pale Cyst Nematode
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USDA Holds Biotechnology Regulatory Stakeholders Meeting
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USDA Extends Public Comment Period on Deregulation of Genetically Engineered Soybean
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USDA Quarantines Additional Areas for Imported Fire Ant
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USDA Amends Regulations to Allow Importation of Tomatoes from the Souss-Mass-Draa Province of Morocco
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USDA Withdraws Interim Rule for Increasing User Fees for Certain Commercial Vehicles and International Air Passengers
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Statement from APHIS Administrator Cindy Smith Regarding the Complaint Served to Former Elephant Exhibitor Wilbur Davenport

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H1N1 Influenza
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Contagious Equine Metritis
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National Animal ID
Learn more about this program

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Asian Longhorned Beetle
Efforts are underway to eradicate this pest


Last Modified: November 24, 2009