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U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service Protects Ag & Food Industries That Contribute $1 Trillion to U.S. GDP

January 18, 2020Tim CanslerGovt NewsAgriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service, APHIS, food, National Plant Board, phytosanitary, shipments, trade, USDA

There are only a handful of federal government agencies with responsibilities to protect the public, property and industries from the harmful effects of biological pests and diseases. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is one of those critical agencies administering programs and working with a network of local and state…

CRomnibus Spending Plan p2

December 12, 2014Tim CanslerAgriculture, Budget & AppropriationsAPHIS, Budget, FDA, Food Safety, Lobbying, Lobbyist, nutrition programs, USDA, USDA policy, Washington, Washington DC

The CRomnibus totals $1.1 trillion and establishes spending levels for the remainder of the 2015 fiscal year for all federal government agencies except the Department of Homeland Security.

USDA

The total for the Department of Agriculture is $20.6 billion in discretionary funding through Sept. 30, 2015. This is $305 million below the previous fiscal year. It provides…

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Wishing Man’s Best Friend A Good Day In Court

October 29, 2012Tim CanslerGovt NewsAPHIS, Washington, Washington DC

Absent delays caused by Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in two Florida appeal decisions on October 31 that could impact the use of canines in searches and individuals’ rights to privacy. Florida’s Supreme Court ruled that the detection of drugs by trained police dogs had violated the constitutional ban on unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Exactly How Accurate is YOUR Dog?

In one of the cases, Florida v. Harris, the court is asked to decide whether a dog’s alert establishes sufficient probable cause to search a vehicle. The case asks the court to determine how good the dog’s accuracy record must be? To read the Brief supporting the petitioner Click here.…

Bugging Us to The Tune of $120 Billion

October 27, 2012Tim CanslerAgricultureAgriculture, APHIS, Lobbyist, National Plant Board, Secretary of Agirculture, USDA, Washington DC

The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) protects the health and value of American agriculture and our natural resources. According to a Cornell University study released in 2004, invasive pest species not common in the U.S. are causing major environmental damages and economic losses adding up to almost $120 billion per year. An earlier 1997 General Accounting Office report estimated the national cost to taxpayers from invasive species was close to $41 billion annually in lost production, prevention, and control expenses.…