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Food and Agriculture

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Feature Article: Plant Disease Detection at the Speed of Commerce

Every year, millions of pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables and animal products enter through U.S. ports of entry, possibly harboring hidden serious threats for our agriculture and national economy.

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PIADC Photo Album

View some of our favorite photos from the past 70 years that capture life at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center.

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Food and Agriculture Defense

S&T’s Food & Agriculture Defense Matrix Team conducts research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) on technologies, techniques, procedures, and capabilities necessary to protect U.S. food and agriculture from agricultural pests and crop diseases; transboundary animal diseases; intentional or unintentional occurrences of food contamination or adulteration; natural, accidental, or intentional biothreats which may present harm to animals or plants; and other high-consequence events that pose a risk to homeland security.

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News Release: S&T Releases New Information Resource to Address African Swine Fever Proactively

S&T released today the ASF Master Question List (MQL), a comprehensive resource that provides an up-to-date authoritative summary of publicly available information about the virus to promote coordinated research and improved emergency response preparedness.

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S&T FMD Vaccine Fact Sheet

FMD is a highly contagious dis-ease that can severely affect domestic and wild cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, deer and buffalo. Protecting American livestock is critical to the country’s agricultural economy and preservation of food supplies.

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Statement of Dr. Doug Meckes, Branch Chief, Food, Agriculture & Veterinary Defense Branch, OHA, before Senate Comm. on Homeland Security & Gov. Affairs Subcomm. on Oversight of Gov. Mgmt., Fed Workforce, and D.C., "Agro-Defense: Responding to Threats

Dr. Doug Meckes, Branch Chief of the Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense Branch of the Office of Health Affairs testified regarding DHS's efforts to defend our nation's agriculture, food, human and animal health.

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Plum Island Animal Disease Center

DHS S&T ONL PIADC has served as the nation’s premier defense against accidental or intentional introduction of transboundary animal diseases.