{"id":17900,"date":"2023-03-09T10:08:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T15:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/?post_type=press-releases&#038;p=17900"},"modified":"2023-03-09T10:08:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T15:08:49","slug":"sens-ossoff-warnock-urge-biden-administration-to-protect-georgias-poultry-industry-from-avian-flu-outbreaks","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/sens-ossoff-warnock-urge-biden-administration-to-protect-georgias-poultry-industry-from-avian-flu-outbreaks\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Sens. Ossoff, Warnock Urge Biden Administration to Protect Georgia\u2019s Poultry Industry from Avian Flu Outbreaks<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Sen. Ossoff continues to champion poultry farmers in Georgia<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Earlier this month, Sen. Ossoff announced he delivered new resources for the University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University to strengthen Georgia\u2019s poultry workforce<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Washington D.C.\u00ad\u00ad\u2013\u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to protect Georgia\u2019s poultry industry from avian flu outbreaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, Sens. Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, to prioritize increased funding for research on poultry processing, poultry production, and diseases such as avian influenza currently affecting the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAdditional funding for poultry research is needed to help leading scientists and researchers develop control, treatment, and containment methods and to ensure facilities have the latest technology and infrastructure to support this work,\u201d&nbsp;<strong>the Senators wrote.<\/strong>&nbsp;\u201cWe look forward to working with the Department of Agriculture to support deployment of research funds supporting this important industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Outbreaks of bird flu, also known as avian influenza, could have serious public health consequences and affect the industry\u2019s production capacity. Research is critical to better understand the virus, how it spreads, and how to develop effective treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Ossoff continues&nbsp;to&nbsp;champion poultry farmers in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Sen. Ossoff&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.41nbc.com\/georgia-sen-jon-ossoff-announces-4-million-investment-in-fort-valley-state-universitys-agriculture-programs\/\">delivered new resources<\/a>&nbsp;for the University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University to strengthen Georgia\u2019s poultry workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new resources will help Fort Valley State University develop a new poultry science major and allow UGA to purchase new technology and lab equipment to enhance the quality of Georgia\u2019s poultry workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Sens. Ossoff and Warnock, alongside a bipartisan group of Georgia\u2019s Congressional Delegation,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/es\/press-releases\/after-meeting-with-poultry-leaders-in-gainesville-sen-ossoff-secures-new-resources-to-strengthen-georgias-meat-and-poultry-industries\/\">successfully secured<\/a>&nbsp;new resources through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand Georgia\u2019s meat-processing capacity and create new agriculture jobs in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ossoff.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Poultry-Research-Presidents-Budget-Request-03-02-2023.pdf\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>&nbsp;to read Sens. Ossoff&nbsp;and Warnock\u2019s&nbsp;inquiry.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ossoff continues to champion poultry farmers in Georgia Earlier this month, Sen. Ossoff announced he delivered new resources for the University of Georgia and Fort Valley State University to strengthen Georgia\u2019s poultry workforce Washington D.C.\u00ad\u00ad\u2013\u2013&nbsp;U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing to protect Georgia\u2019s poultry industry from avian flu outbreaks. Last week, Sens. 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