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USDA Wildlife Services outlines voluntary farm biosecurity assessments and sampling program
Summary
Wildlife Services briefed the board on a national Wildlife Biosecurity Assessment (WBA) project offering free farm assessments, wildlife surveys and direct control; Minnesota work began in 2023 and has assisted 83 premises with 148 assessments to date.
Jason Gilzdorf of USDA Wildlife Services gave the Board a detailed briefing on the Wildlife Biosecurity Assessment (WBA) project, which began as a four‑state pilot and is now available nationally. Jason said participation is voluntary and the service is free to producers unless mitigation recommendations are repeatedly ignored and leadership elects to require…
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