Knipling-Bushland US Livestock Insects Research Laboratory houses two ARS research units: the Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit and the Veterinary Pest Genetics Research Unit.
The 52,000‑square‑foot laboratory features advanced cattle facilities, laboratory spaces and a genomics core to drive research on control technologies for the US livestock industry.
FSIS relocates approximately two-thirds of its National Capital Region workforce to locations including the newly created National Food Safety Center in Iowa and Science Center in Georgia.
FSIS may initiate escalated enforcement actions when an establishment’s food safety system appears inadequate due to multiple or recurring issues of noncompliance.
While a single NR rarely triggers significant enforcement action, a series of unchallenged NRs can quietly build a regulatory record that supports more serious enforcement.
With the creation of the USDA Office of Seafood, the federal government now enters a new era of seafood policy where American fishermen will be recognized by USDA as a key part of the US food supply.
To ensure continued alignment with state-level plans and industry practices, APHIS will revise the Playbook as preparedness activities advance and evolve.
Formal agreement between the USDA and DOI focuses on rancher resiliency by assessing vacant allotments, unifying permitting frameworks between agencies, expanding use of targeting grazing to prevent wildfires and establishing a rancher liaison program for wildfire incident command centers.