United States agriculture industry, particularly the livestock industry, has been fortunate as foot-and-mouth disease, otherwise referred to as FMD, has not been a threat since 1929.
Jim Costa: “United States agriculture industry, particularly the livestock industry, has been fortunate as foot-and-mouth disease…”
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Discussing the historical absence of FMD threats in the U.S. agriculture industry.
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