Hagedorn Addresses Concerns On African Swine Fever

MANKATO– Preventing the spread of foreign diseases in livestock was the main topic discussed at Congressman Jim Hagedorn’s roundtable discussion.

Congressman Jim Hagedorn, USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach and Minnesota Pork CEO David Preisler led the discussion giving area farmers and producer leaders chances to voice their concerns, like blocking the spread of the African Swine Fever into North America.

The African Swine Fever is a disease in pigs that has claimed the lives of more than one million pigs