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USDA officials provided a progress report on prongs within the Department’s Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza strategy, including indemnity rates for impacted producers and egg imports to alleviate high egg prices. (Rod Bain. Secretary Brooke Rollins. USDA Chief of Staff Kailee Buller)

USDA will conduct enhanced biosecurity assessments on commercial poultry operations in continuing efforts to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreaks in poultry flocks. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

USDA Thursday announced up to $100 million dollars in funding for research into various methods of preventing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in poultry flocks. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins provides some of the details regarding up to $100 million dollars in funding for research of various therapeutic, vaccination, and other methods of High Path Avian Flu prevention.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discusses recent declines in wholesale egg prices, and how that is translated at the retail level, with awareness that the high-demand Easter season approaches.

The Agriculture Secretary Thursday discussed a decline in wholesale egg prices over the past few weeks, and what that means for USDA's HPAI strategy and retail prices. (Rod Bain and Secretary Brooke Rollins)

Various month-over-month and year-over-year changes were recorded in the latest USDA outlook for dairy production, supplies, and prices. (Rod Bain and World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski)

World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jekanowski talks about this month’s dairy price forecasts and some of the factors behind overall price strength.

USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers discusses how long food can be kept safety in a refrigerator or freezer in the event of a power outage, and what items may need to be discarded in a prolonged outage.

Safe temperatures and timeframes to store food in refrigerators and freezers during a power outage is among the food safety considerations for those impacted. (Rod Bain and USDA food safety expert Meredith Carothers)