The idaho state department of agriculture (ISDA) will develop educational materials and resources to help idaho poultry producers PR event and prepare for poultry disease outbreaks like highly…

The Idaho Department of Agriculture (ISDA) received a Cooperative Agreement award of $188,927 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), effective November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2027. ISDA will develop comprehensive educational materials and resources focused on poultry disease prevention and preparedness, with particular emphasis on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) response. The award supports training of ISDA staff in biosecurity and Secure Food Supply (SFS) principles to build capacity for working with small- to medium-sized poultry producers in Idaho who are not currently engaged with the National Poultry Improvement Program.

Deliverables under this agreement include the development of individually tailored biosecurity plans for each eligible poultry premises in Idaho and customized monitoring and permitting plans for interested poultry producers. This foundational initiative represents Idaho's first effort to develop and approve SFS plans for a livestock industry and is intended to establish a framework for future Secure Beef Supply and Secure Milk Supply planning efforts. By providing approved, farm-specific biosecurity enhancement plans, the award directly benefits Idaho poultry producers by strengthening their disease prevention and outbreak preparedness capabilities for both peacetime operations and emergency animal disease outbreak response scenarios.

The idaho state department of agriculture (ISDA) will develop educational materials and resources to help idaho poultry producers PR event and prepare for poultry disease outbreaks like highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The project focuses on small to medium-sized poultry operations. ISDA staff will be trained in biosecurity and secure food supply (SFS) principles. They will gain an understanding of and develop relationships with small- to mid-size idaho poultry producers beyond those who currently participate in the national poultry improvement program (NPIP). ISDA staff will work with poultry producers to create individually tailored biosecurity plans for each poultry premises in idaho. Additionally, ISDA staff will develop individualized monitoring and permitting plans for all eligible and interested poultry producers. Idaho has not developed, completed, or approved any secure food supply (SFS) plans for any livestock industry, and this project will serve as a foundational initiative aimed at benefiting poultry producers and functioning as a starting point for ISDA staff to work on secure beef supply and secure milk supply plans in future projects. Biosecurity is essential for poultry disease prevention and preparedness. Idaho producers will directly benefit from this project by having approved enhance biosecurity plans for their farms in place for use in peacetime and during animal disease outbreak events.