Webb: FAD outbreak could be financially crippling for US pork industry
Mar 03, 2019Jennifer Grullon
A single reported incident of a trade-limiting foreign animal disease (FAD) would devastate the US pork industry, perhaps causing billions of dollars in losses.
A question of when: How the US pork industry is preparing for a possible FAD outbreak
Feb 14, 2019Jennifer Grullon
This is the second in a two-part series on foreign animal diseases. Part 1 looks at the economic impact of a FAD outbreak.
Special report: FAD outbreak could cost US agriculture $200 billion over 10 years
Feb 10, 2019Jennifer Grullon
This is the first in a two-part series on foreign animal diseases. Part 2 looks at what the US pork industry is doing to head off an FAD outbreak and to prepare for one.
How FADs have affected foreign markets
Feb 07, 2019Jennifer Grullon
Since the middle of the 20th century, numerous foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreaks involving the pork industry have been recorded throughout the world.
The big imposter: Senecavirus A prompts frequent false alarms at Minnesota pork plant
Jul 03, 2018Jennifer Grullon
Employees at the Hormel pork-processing plant in Austin, Minn., well understand the drill for a foreign animal disease (FAD) investigation.
