Provide monitoring and survey activities to prevent the spread of plant pests that can be used for regulatory and pest management purposes

This $423,006 cooperative agreement from the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry will support monitoring and survey activities to prevent the spread of plant pests from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024. The recipient will continue working with producers and livestock markets to require documentation for all animal movements and collect electronic identification, placing it in searchable databases. Electronic identification will be provided to producers, livestock markets, and veterinarians. The funding will benefit all of animal agriculture by keeping food and fiber animals safe and productive. The award falls under the Department of Agriculture's $10.025 million Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program, which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically damaging plant and animal diseases and pests.

The recipient will continue to work with producers and livestock markets requiring that all there is documentation for all animal movements, electronic ID is collected and placed in the appropriate searchable data bases. Electronic ID is placed in the hands of producers, livestock markets, and dvms. The goals and evidence might be research results, completion of a study or survey work, a completed report, etc. The cooperator will share progress both written and oral to the PM. The benefit will be to all of animal agriculture keeping our food and fiber animals safe and productive. No subrecipients.