USDA Issues Draft Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Decision

According to USDA, the 60-day public comment period will be followed by the Department’s evaluation of feedback before publishing a Final Rule. Then producers will vote toward the end of 2024 or beginning of 2025.

USDA Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza 

To further protect the U.S. livestock industry from the threat posed by highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, USDA is sharing a number of actions that we are taking with our federal partners to help us get ahead of this disease and limit its spread. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a Federal Order requiring the following measures, effective Monday, April 29, 2024.