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Senators Ask for Disaster Assistance for Small Pork Producers Harmed by PEDV

2014-03-17 19:51:00| National Hog Farmer

By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) are urging Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to approve disaster assistance for small pork producers affected by the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). The Senators are asking USDA to use the livestock disaster program, which was permanently extended in the 2014 Farm Bill, to help producers in the 27 states dealing with this deadly disease. read more

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