"Protecting American agriculture" is the basic charge of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). APHIS provides leadership in ensuring the health and care of animals and plants. The agency improves agricultural productivity and competitiveness and contributes to the national economy and the public health.

USDA Expands List Of Fruits And Vegatables Eligible For Importation

USDA Celebrates The Opening Of A New Invasive Species Research Building At Colorado State University

USDA Proposes Standards For Permanent, Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities

USDA Seeks Agenda Topics For A Meeting On The Manufacture, Distribution And Use Of Veterinary Biological Products

USDA Proposes To Allow Unshu Orange Imports From The Republic Of Korea Into Alaska

USDA Seeks Partnerships To Rear Sterile Fruit Flies

USDA Deregulates Line of Genetically Engineered Rice
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USDA Provides Update for Farmers on Genetically Engineered Rice

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Last Modified: December 15, 2006