USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will use more than $100 million in emergency funding to increase response efforts to address known outbreaks of Exotic Fruit Flies in California and preventive activities in other susceptible areas in the United States. Emergency funds of $103.5 million awarded from the Commodity Credit Corporation will be applied to address known…
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) will host regular exotic fruit fly updates to keep industry stakeholders informed on the dynamic Exotic Fruit Fly season. Virtual meetings will continue weekly for the remainder of the year, taking place on Fridays from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. PDT. These are not media briefings but opportunities to answer questions from industry and impacted…
