Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig (like egg) says he’s encouraged by the announcement of a plan by the US Ag Secretary to address Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Naig says it is a five-pronged plan.
[dd0227naig1] :17 :some different strategies”
He says the plan has some new things and some that have been already in use.
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Naig says the biosecurity would help keep the disease from getting into facilities.
[dd0227naig3] :29 :that biosecurity”
Naig says the use of vaccines has some issues that would have to be worked through.
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Naig says the bird flu has taken a large toll on Iowa poultry producers.
[dd0227naig5] :17 :as well”
He says the impact producers goes well beyond the monetary impact.
[dd0227naig6] :14 :go out to them”
Naig says Ag Secretary Brook Rollins has pledged 500 million dollars to support on-farm biosecurity assessments and cost-share funding, which will help farmers make necessary infrastructure improvements. The plan also commits 400 million dollars to update indemnity tables to ensure farmers are receiving fair market rates for birds that have to be destroyed.
