Initiative 5: Increased Funding for Disaster Relief
Disease outbreak for livestock is costly for the farmer and is time sensitive for containment once it is identified. The avian influenza outbreak of 2022, which is still unfolding, has shown that an outbreak can be damaging to family poultry farmers. As Governor, Stacy Garrity will work with the legislature to preserve and strengthen the PA Rapid Response Disaster Readiness Account to assist in quick responses in the event of another outbreak for both livestock and plant disease.