U.S. will spend up to $1 billion to combat bird flu, USDA secretary says

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News/Reuters

Feb. 26, 2025, 11:02 AM EST


The U.S. will invest up to $1 billion to combat the spread of bird flu, including increasing imports of eggs, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Wednesday.

A three-year bird flu outbreak in U.S. poultry has killed 166 million chickens since 2022, according to USDA data. The virus has also infected nearly 1,000 dairy herds and almost 70 people, including one death, since early 2024.

The USDA will spend up to $500 million to provide free biosecurity audits to farms and $400 million to increase payment rates to farmers who need to kill their chickens due to bird flu, Rollins said at a conference of state agriculture officials.

Some of the money will come from cuts to USDA spending by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, Rollins said Wednesday in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/us-bird-flu-funding-usda-secretary-rcna193826

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Some of the money will come from cuts to USDA spending by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, Rollins said Wednesday in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

[bronxiteforever]

1. Won't there be tariffs on the eggs?

So Americans are paying for them anyway.

[Lovie777]

2. Hard to believe anything coming...

from this effed administration.

[Rebl2]

3. I think

it’s to little to late. Hope I am wrong though.

[BaronChocula]

4. I don't make predictions but

I predict a $billion spent poorly.

[DENVERPOPS]

5. They are gonna finance research

for developing a vaccine for the chickens, turkeys, pigs and cattle to help the CORPORATIONS, but not for the humans.....

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Well

the USDA doesn't do "human vaccines", HHS agencies to that, but RFK Jr. will probably torpedo all of that.

[Norrrm]

7. Until Musk gets ahold of it and Trump obeys.

[hvn_nbr_2]

8. $1B. That's: $200M for horse de-wormer. $400m for bleach. $400M for Krasnov's spiritual advisor's prayers