The latest guide from WSU Extension informs dairy producers and partners about a new approach to planning for potential disease risks to Washington dairy farms.
Secure Milk Supply Plans: Creating Plans Through a Student-Led, Processor-Organized Model (TB108E)
Secure Milk Supply plans help dairy farmers prepare enhanced biosecurity, surveillance, and movement guidance in the event of an outbreak of contagious foot-and-mouth disease. During the summers of 2022, 2023, and 2024, Washington State University veterinary and undergraduate students created SMS plans for 70 dairies within Washington. Written by WSU Extension specialists, state and industry experts, and undergraduate and postgraduate students, this publication shares lessons learned from collaborations with producers across the state.
Authors include Olivia Truitt, Emma Thrower, Rachel Claus-Walker, Erick Vergara Barrios, and Kaitlin Mirkin, student researchers in the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine; Treat Hurst, undergraduate researcher, College of Veterinary Medicine; Washington State Veterinarian Amber Itle; Tammy Edmonds, NDA Manager of Environmental Stewardship and Animal Care, Darigold; Minden Buswell, Secure Food Supply Plan Coordinator, Washington State Department of Agriculture; Caio Figueiredo, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine Extension; and Craig McConnel, Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine Extension, WSU.
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