USDA Says Residents Make a Difference in Reducing Invasive Plant Pests and Diseases (Aug 1, 2011)
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
August is "Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month." During August, APHIS will raise awareness about the threat that invasive plant pests and diseases pose to America's agricultural and natural resources, and will urge residents to help stop their spread. Individual citizens play a vital role protecting U.S. agriculture and the environment from invasive pests.

Developing Vaccines to Combat Diseases in Animals: A New Vaccine to Fight Newcastle Disease (Jul 2011)
USDA. ARS. Healthy Animals Newsletter.
Newcastle disease (ND), which can be deadly for domestic and commercial poultry as well as wild bird populations, is a major concern worldwide for the poultry industry. ARS Scientists have developed a new vaccine that reduces mortality and severity of ND symptoms in poultry.

USDA Strengthens Efforts to Address Citrus Greening (Jul 11, 2011)
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Citrus greening threatens to destroy over 1 million commercial citrus acres that have an annual production value of approximately $3 billion across the nation. Yearly losses could reach $10 billion if citrus greening is left unchecked. USDA plans to establish a Citrus Disease Research and Development Advisory Committee comprised of representatives from both the citrus producer and scientific communities to provide leadership to citrus disease scientists.