Two farm-state House representatives have proposed a 35-million-dollar bill that would expand research into Chronic Wasting Disease. Republican Glenn GT Thompson from Pennsylvania and Democrat Ron Kind of Wisconsin introduced the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act, which if passed, would allow the USDA to partner with states when managing deer, elk, and moose.
The bill would also get feedback from cervid producers for improving the Herd Certification Program and would require USDA to develop best practices and precautions for slowing the spread of CWD.
