Legislation would increase funding for foreign animal health programs

A bill that’s been introduced into Congress would make critical investments in foreign animal disease response programs.

Nebraska Congressman Don Bacon says the goal of the bipartisan legislation is simple. “We want to expand this ability to stop animal diseases in (their) tracks.”

The legislation would boost funding for three animal health programs established in the 2018 Farm Bill and Bacon describes how those funds would be used to safeguard against African Swine Fever.

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