An investigation by USDA’s AMS reveals that between September 2020 and April 2021, Colbert purchased 1,313 head of livestock for $853,532.42 without the required $80,000 bond or bond equivalent.
NARA’s senior vice president of international programs and vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs are both appointed to Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade
positions.
USDA is partnering with the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund to make $123 million in grants available through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.
These actions follow APHIS' imposition of HPAI-related restrictions on avian commodities originating from or transiting the Republic of Ecuador and the Republic of Peru.