BSE Information - State Press Releases
Dec. 30, 2003

West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Commends Quick Federal Action Against Mad Cow Disease (Dec. 31, 2003)

Nilsestuen: Downer Cattle Ban Is Appropriate; Push For Animal ID System Is Welcome (Dec. 31, 2003)

Commissioner of Agriculture Gus Douglass Reassures Consumers (Dec., 31, 2003)

Johnson Commends Veneman for BSE Actions (Dec. 30, 2003)

Washington State Dept. of Agriculture BSE Information Page


BSE Advice: Stay Calm (Wisconsin) (Dec. 30, 2003)

Bronson Reassures Floridians That Beef Products Are Safe (Dec. 29, 2003)

W. Va. Department of Agriculture Adds Incentive to Disease Surveillance Program (Dec. 29, 2003)

Agriculture Secretary Remains Confident in Pennsylvania Beef Supply  (Dec. 24, 2003)
     Message to Pennsylvania Livestock Producers: Remain Vigilant on Animal Health

Utah Beef Supply Safe from BSE  (Dec. 24, 2003)

Statement from Ohio Agriculture Director Fred Dailey on First Suspect Case of BSE in U.S., in Washington State (Dec. 24, 2003)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Kansas) (Dec. 24, 2003)

State Reassures New Yorkers of Efforts to Prevent BSE (Dec. 24, 2003)

Johnson Expresses Confidence in Beef/dairy Supplies (N.D.)  (Dec. 24, 2003)

Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture BSE Information Page

Departments of Agriculture, Health and Senior Services Continue BSE Surveillance In Light of Washington Case (Mo.)  (Dec. 24, 2003)
     Statement from Missouri's Director of Agriculture, Peter Hofherr, regarding the presumptive positive case of BSE in Washington state

State Departments of Agriculture

ALABAMA http://agi.state.al.us/
ALASKA http://www.dnr.state.ak.us/ag/index.htm
ARIZONA http://agriculture.state.az.us/
ARKANSAS http://www.plantboard.org/
CALIFORNIA http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/
COLORADO http://www.ag.state.co.us/
CONNECTICUT http://www.state.ct.us/doag/
DELAWARE http://www.state.de.us/deptagri/index.htm
FLORIDA http://doacs.state.fl.us/
GEORGIA http://www.agr.state.ga.us/
HAWAII http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/
IDAHO http://www.agri.state.id.us/
ILLINOIS http://www.agr.state.il.us/
INDIANA http://www.in.gov/oca/
IOWA http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/
KANSAS http://www.ink.org/public/kda/
KENTUCKY http://www.kyagr.com/
LOUISIANA http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/
MAINE http://www.state.me.us/agriculture/index.html
MARYLAND http://www.mda.state.md.us/
MASSACHUSETTS http://www.state.ma.us/dfa/
MICHIGAN http://www.michigan.gov/mda/
MINNESOTA http://www.mda.state.mn.us/
MISSISSIPPI http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/
MISSOURI http://www.mda.mo.gov/
MONTANA http://agr.state.mt.us/
NEBRASKA http://www.agr.state.ne.us/
NEVADA http://agri.state.nv.us/
NEW HAMPSHIRE http://www.state.nh.us/agric/aghome.html
NEW JERSEY http://www.state.nj.us/agriculture/
NEW MEXICO http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu/
NEW YORK http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/
NORTH CAROLINA http://www.ncagr.com/
NORTH DAKOTA http://www.agdepartment.com/
OHIO http://www.state.oh.us/agr/
OKLAHOMA http://www.state.ok.us/~okag/
OREGON http://www.oda.state.or.us/
PENNSYLVANIA http://www.pda.state.pa.us/
PUERTO RICO http://www.fortaleza.gobierno.pr/
RHODE ISLAND http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/bnatres/agricult/index.htm
SOUTH CAROLINA http://www.state.sc.us/scda/
SOUTH DAKOTA http://www.state.sd.us/doa/doa.html
TENNESSEE http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/
TEXAS http://www.agr.state.tx.us/
UTAH http://www.ag.state.ut.us/
VERMONT http://www.vermontagriculture.com/
VIRGIN ISLANDS http://www.usvi.org/agriculture/
VIRGINIA http://www.vdacs.state.va.us/
WASHINGTON http://agr.wa.gov/
WEST VIRGINIA http://www.state.wv.us/agriculture/
WISCONSIN http://datcp.state.wi.us/
WYOMING http://wyagric.state.wy.us/