Aphis' swine health program protects the health and improves the quality, productivity, and economic viability of the swine industry

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a $100,386 cooperative agreement to the Kansas Department of Agriculture on April 1, 2026, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025) to support swine health program activities in Kansas through March 31, 2027. The award funds swine health surveillance, disease investigation and control, emergency preparedness and response planning, zoonotic disease prevention, and stakeholder outreach. APHIS's Swine Health Program protects swine industry health, productivity, and economic viability while facilitating trade in swine and pork products and addressing health issues at the human-swine and wildlife-swine interfaces. The program maintains national standards through regulatory and programmatic guidelines that direct activities at federal, state, and tribal levels, supporting interstate and international commerce.

The 2021 production value of the swine industry was approximately $29 billion (national agricultural statistics service). In addition, the program facilitates trade in swine and pork products, and addresses swine health issues at the human-swine interface and between wildlife and domestic swine. Aphis activities include comprehensive and integrated swine surveillance, emergency preparedness and response planning, disease investigation and control activities, zoonotic disease prevention and response, swine health studies and special projects, collaborations on emerging issues, and outreach and communication with stakeholders. In addition, the agency maintains regulatory and programmatic guidelines that direct activities at the federal, state, and tribal levels. Establishing and maintaining national standards support interstate and international commerce by ensuring the health of animals and products being moved or traded. This program supports USDA's goal to maximize the ability of american agricultural producers to prosper by feeding and clothing the world by preventing and/or mitigating the spread of agricultural pests and diseases.