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The USDA has made it clear: they’re rolling up their sleeves and tackling the egg price crisis like it’s a chicken coop full of trouble. Secretary Brooke Rollins has recently revealed that under the Trump administration, the focus will shift towards repopulating chickens and enforcing stricter biosecurity measures, while steering clear of the controversial route of using vaccines against avian flu. It seems like Uncle Sam’s egg scramble is in full swing, amid accusations that the soaring prices are the fallout from the disastrous policies of the Biden administration.
During a recent tête-à-tête with Breitbart News, Rollins broke down the multi-million dollar plan aimed at putting the egg prices back in their nesting boxes. Trump’s State of the Union included a mention of those pesky prices, which he rightly attributed to his predecessor’s lack of action. Rollins firmly echoed that sentiment, putting the blame on Biden’s advisors, who knew about the chickens’ struggles for years yet sat idle, watching the egg prices climb higher than a rooster on a fence.
This billion-dollar plan isn’t just idle chatter; it’s packed with meaningful actions, starting with biosecurity measures. The first priority is ensuring that wild birds don’t turn the local farms into viral playgrounds. After all, if a goose flies over and does its business, the entire barn could potentially turn into an avian flu hotspot. Rollins and her team are taking this situation seriously, implementing steps to secure the barns, patch up any holes, and effectively keep the wild fowl out.
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The long-term strategy involves repopulating the 160 million chickens lost during the last two years, a move Rollins insists is crucial to returning the industry to health. She pointed out that it isn’t merely about culling sick chickens; it’s about fostering a stronger poultry population through careful management and innovative practices. The good news? Their early pilot programs show promise, as farms that have implemented biosecurity measures have had significant success keeping avian flu at bay.
Finally, the conversation shifted to vaccines, or more accurately, the decision to level them off the table entirely. Despite initial hopes of using vaccines to combat avian outbreaks, studies from other countries have indicated they are less helpful and more of a hassle. With Rollins firmly stating that the USDA will not push for mandatory vaccines, she illustrated that focusing resources on practical solutions is the way forward. So it seems the road to cheap eggs in America won’t involve sticky syringes, but rather smart management techniques that prioritize farmer and consumer welfare instead.
