USDA, University of Kentucky broke ground on new forage research building
On May 23, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) celebrated the groundbreaking ceremony for a new research…
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Brazil confirmed first ever avian flu cases in wild birds
On May 15, 2023, Brazil, the world’s top chicken exporter, for the first time confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian…
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USDA took action to help protect endangered California Condors from highly pathogenic Avian influenza
On May 12, 2023, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture Animal (USDA) and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced…
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Scientists used gene-editing technology to produce first calf resistant to major viral disease
On May. 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that scientists have collaborated to produce the first…
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FDA Approved First University-made Sausage from Gene-edited Pigs
On May 3, 2023, Washington State University (WSU) made history in the United States (US) by becoming the…
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FAO and WHO released report identifying food safety hazards of cell-based food
On Apr. 6, 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO),…
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First case of highly pathogenic Avian influenza confirmed in Klamath County
On Mar. 31, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific opened cell therapy facility at University of California, San Francisco
On Mar. 27. 2023, Thermo Fisher Scientific and the University of California, San Francisco, announced they will accelerate…
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Faba bean genome sequenced, 4X larger Than Human
On Mar. 23. 2023, scientists at the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment in Paris…
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Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans ‘just in case’, rich nations lock in supplies
On Mar. 20, 2023, some of the world’s leading makers of flu vaccines said they could make hundreds…
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First case of avian flu in a Chilean industrial plant reported, poultry meat exports suspended
On Mar. 14, 2023, the Agricultural and Livestock Service in Chile confirmed the identification of the first case…
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USDA announced more than $43 million investment in meat and poultry processing research, expansion and innovation
On Mar. 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an investment of more than $43 million…
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China rolls out GMO corn planting
On Feb. 16, 2023, the Government of China announced it will plant less than 1% of its corn…
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USDA-ARS scientists announded developing new tests, new ways to track COVID In wild and domestic animals
On Feb. 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Research Service announced that it was implementing a $300…
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Milestones in CRISPR
The Milestones in CRISPR cartoon illustrates several significant achievements in the development of the technology with commentary by…
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USDA researchers developed naturally fire-resistant cotton lines
On Jan. 18, 2023, researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service announced they had bred…
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High path Avian influenza confirmed in Clackamas County backyard flock
On Dec. 12, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health…
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Highly pathogenic Avian influenza confirmed in Columbia County, Oregon
On Dec. 2, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal…
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USDA broke ground on new Soil Research buildings in Auburn
On Nov. 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs Research Service, Auburn University’s College of Agriculture, and the…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in commercial chickens in Mississippi
On Nov. 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in two non-commercial backyard flocks in Arizona and South Carolina
On Nov. 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the…
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USDA announced $30 million American Rescue Plan funding opportunity supporting research on SARS-CoV-2 in animals
On Nov. 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it was making $30 million in American Rescue…
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USDA dashboard shows broad view of Avian influenza in wild birds by U.S. County
On Oct. 27, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence…
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Honeycrisp apple genome was completed
On Oct. 13, 2022, a team of researchers led by Cornell University announced they had sequenced the Honeycrisp…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in commercial chickens in Arkansas
On Oct. 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agricultures Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence…
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USDA opened new poultry research facility in Georgia
On Oct. 4, 2022, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Southeast Poultry Research…
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USDA confirmed two cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in neighboring non-commercial flocks in Tillamook County
On Sept. 28, 2022, the U.S Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed two…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Tennessee
On Sept. 15, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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White House Executive Order advanced National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative
On Sept. 12, 2022, the White House announced an executive order to advance biotechnology and biomanufacturing towards innovative…
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USDA issued positive Regulatory Status Review response for Norfolk Plant Sciences’ Purple Tomato
On Sept. 6, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service had reviewed…
