Video & Transcript Research : 'CWD'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2026-04-08
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- With CWD now present in at past 5 years.
- Federal CWD herd certification programs continue to fail to prevent the spread of CWD.
- Federal CWD herd certification programs continue to fail to prevent the spread of CWD.
- No one suspected those animals of having CWD.
- No one suspected those animals of having CWD.
Keywords:
energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, elk, cervidae, cervid importation, chronic wasting disease, CWD, animal health, livestock, wildlife disease, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, state veterinarian, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Apr 9th, 2025
Agriculture and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- And we all know that CWD is a big deal.
- for, detect, and manage CWD in this state.
- It allows us to breed for this resistance to CWD.
- in the CWD zones this year.
- And uh, we are adequately testing and monitoring for CWD.
Bills:
HB509
Keywords:
HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Sampling of over 1,200 deer collected by hunters resulted in three additional positive deer for CWD.
- Sampling of over 1,200 deer collected by hunters resulted in three additional positive deer for CWD.
- CWD the ensuing fall required hunters in CWD the ensuing fall required hunters in Eastern<01:08:30.359
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about <01:08:44.480> - did on CWD in the past few years and did on CWD in the past few years and when<01:09:50.279>
we
TX
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Realizing that all deer, before movement, must undergo CWD testing and have tested negative for CWD before
- For sites with a CWD link, the site has only a trace connection to a positive CWD facility and does not
- Realizing that all deer, before movement, must undergo CWD testing and have tested negative for CWD before
- Realizing that all deer, before movement, must undergo CWD testing and have tested negative for CWD before
- Realizing that all deer, before movement, must undergo CWD testing and have tested negative for CWD before
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This research also shows that CWD prions may negatively impact plant growth and yield.
- sector will become increasingly vulnerable to CWD-associated concerns.
- The agricultural sector will become increasingly vulnerable to CWD-associated concerns.
- Are forage or grain crops more or less likely to uptake CWD prions?
- In some cervid farming practices, hay bales have been implicated in those outbreaks of CWD.
Keywords:
beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Are forage or grain crops more or less likely to uptake CWD prions?
- Without agricultural sector from CWD.
- So the research community has of CWD.
- <00:28:59.840>
We're technologies that can address CWD. - We're technologies that can address CWD.
Keywords:
beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing
LA
Bills:
SCR54, SCR59, HCR5, HCR62, HCR78, HCR86, HB595, HB688, HB802, HB841, HB1161, HB1171, HB1189, HB1248, HB1258
Keywords:
Mississippi River Basin, fishery commission, invasive species, sustainability, economic impact, red drum, fishing regulations, tournament permits, wildlife management, recreational fishing, flood management, FEMA, floodplain maps, environmental risks, Louisiana, flood insurance, risk assessment, community planning, seafood, commercial fishing
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Chronic Wasting Disease TF Jan 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- , where CWD is...
- And we're seeing that near CWD, where CWD is found and far removed from it.
- Within their CWD zone, they still have a CWD management zone. They do have a CWD management zone.
- They do have a... ...within their CWD zone. They still have a CWD management zone.
- This is not unique to CWD.
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call, adoption of the agenda, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from Julie Grenwald of Louisiana Hunters for the Hungry, who described the nonprofit’s protein donation programs, including freezer clean-out days, deer and fish processing partnerships, and a paused feral hog donation program that had collected about 3,500 hogs and 137,000 pounds of pork before funding ran short. She said the group has donated roughly 300,000 pounds of protein over two years, works with food banks and local agencies, and is protected under Louisiana’s Good Samaritan Law. Members asked about processor locations, exotic species, signage, sponsorships, and whether the program could expand to other invasive species or mobile drop-off options; Grenwald said expansion is possible if processors and funding are available.
The task force then received a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries update from Jonathan Bordelon on chronic wasting disease testing. He reported more than 2,800 samples collected and over 2,300 results returned, with nine positives total: eight in Tensas Parish and one confirmed in Concordia Parish on Richard K. Yancey WMA, which triggered preparation of an emergency declaration and future rulemaking to adjust the control area. He said harvest and sampling remain near record levels, most samples are voluntary, and the agency continues to monitor symptomatic deer reports and public submissions.
The final major presentation was from William McKinley of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, who gave a detailed overview of Mississippi’s CWD response. He said Mississippi has 529 detections across 18 counties, with prevalence rising from about one in 500 samples to about one in 80 statewide, and much higher in some counties. He described Mississippi’s surveillance system, targeted tags within three miles of positives, environmental sampling, feeder bans in CWD zones, and research showing contamination at feeders and in scrapes. He also discussed possible multiple strains, including one linked to the Wisconsin whitetail strain and another around Vicksburg/Issaquena, and said the disease appears to be expanding about 3.5 miles per year. Members asked about high-fence enclosures, live deer movement restrictions, baiting and feeding rules, hunter participation, and whether Louisiana should develop similar environmental testing capacity; no votes were taken on these issues, but members discussed possible future legislative or budget action.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- And I have brought in an expert on the CWD.
- More about CWD than anyone else ever has, and then go clean up CWD-infected facilities.
- Rate of CWD.
- Do you believe we have a CWD problem in Oklahoma right now? I mean, I think you have CWD.
- Was that pre-CWD? the first detection of CWD was, as far as we know, in 1967.
Keywords:
farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, 914, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House agriculture panel lays over bill exempting elk from state's Cervidae importation ban Apr 8th, 2026
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- a CWD detection in the past 5 years. a CWD detection in the past 5 years.
- spread of CWD. spread of CWD.
- Federal CWD herd certification programs continue to fail to prevent the spread of CWD.
- CWD free. CWD free.
- of CWD. of CWD.
Summary:
Representative Heintzeman presented House File 4508, which would allow the importation of elk from other states into Minnesota to help address challenges facing the state’s elk breeding industry and improve herd genetics. The Minnesota Elk Breeders Association supported the bill, arguing that recent CWD-related import restrictions have effectively cut off access to outside breeding stock, hurt breeder numbers, and limited options for maintaining healthy, profitable herds. The group said elk are relatively resistant to CWD and that importation could be allowed under Board of Animal Health oversight.
The Minnesota DNR opposed the bill, saying there is no validated live test for CWD that can ensure incoming animals are disease-free and pointing to recent cases in other states where imported elk later tested positive. The DNR also said federal herd certification programs have not prevented spread of the disease and warned that responding to a new captive cervid detection can cost more than $500,000. Members then discussed broader issues around CWD testing, including frustration that a live test developed at the University of Minnesota has not been federally validated and whether Minnesota should pursue state or third-party validation.
Representative Heintzeman said the bill was intended to start a broader conversation and noted that the current proposal does not address the testing issue directly. After testimony and discussion, no vote was taken and House File 4508 was laid over.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture committee considers HF40 3/24/25
Transcript Highlights:
- , farm is infected or positive with CWD, farm is infected or positive with CWD, uh<00:01:59.920><
driving <00:04:32.960>breeders eliminating CWD, but driving breeders eliminating CWD,- actual real cause of CWD, doing helping working with us deer farmers on finding a cure to CWD or where
- real cause of CWD, doing helping working with us deer farmers on finding a cure to CWD or where it's
- CWD from our CWD, the wild deer getting CWD from our CWD, um,<00:18:48.880>
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Summary:
House File 40, authored by Representative Burkel, was heard and laid over. The bill would remove the statutory requirement that farmed deer/elk facilities maintain a physical barrier preventing contact with wild deer, and it would also strike language allowing revocation of registration and seizure/destruction of animals for fencing or escape violations. Burkel argued the current law is unfair to deer farmers, treats them differently than other livestock producers, and amounts to a regulatory taking of a legal agricultural enterprise.
Supporters from the Minnesota Elk Breeders Association and Minnesota Deer Farmers Association said the 2023 secondary-fence requirement is expensive, difficult to implement on long-established properties, and has pushed some breeders out of the industry. They described costs ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars, said the DNR’s guidance is case-by-case and unclear, and argued that the penalty structure is too harsh for what they view as minor or unavoidable escape incidents. One testifier said the industry is being driven out of business and that the state should help pay for the fencing if it remains required.
The DNR opposed the bill. Its enforcement representative said the physical-contact barrier is intended to reduce the risk of chronic wasting disease transmission and that removing penalties would leave little incentive for compliance. He said the agency continues to work with the roughly 10 noncompliant whitetail farms and that the DNR provides case-by-case review because farm topography varies. In committee questions, members discussed whether wild deer commonly travel along fence lines, whether ear-tagged deer have been found, and whether there is a standard approved fence design; the DNR said there is no single standard fence, only suggestions and review. Representative Burkel closed by reiterating his support for the bill and the committee then laid it over.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-24
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Inconsistency: CWD has been detected in wild deer in 16...
- Statements have CWD disclosure already included.
- On top of that, in combating CWD, finding the actual cause of CWD, and working with those deer farmers
- not infected with CWD.
- If we're so worried about the wild deer getting CWD from our CWD, we are certified clean herds by federal
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- value if it is necessary for a CWD value if it is necessary for a CWD detection<00:59:52.880>
- This is an important component of a broad CWD effort.
- And on top of that, in combating CWD, finding the actual real cause of CWD, helping, working with us
- If we're so worried about the wild deer getting CWD from our CWD, we are certified clean herds by federal
- getting CWD from our CWD<01:27:00.560>
um <01:27:01.440>we <01:27:01.600>are <01
Keywords:
HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Feb 10th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/29/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Scrapie is very similar to CWD; some people think that maybe CWD is scrapie.
- We found markers that are CWD resistance, so we can breed deer and they won’t have CWD.
- Let’s make their herds CWD-resistant, and then we don’t even have to worry about them getting CWD.
- <01:01:53.680>
is the other way around that the CWD is the other way around that the CWD is - are the source of nearly all CWD are the source of nearly all CWD infections<01:05:15.559>
the
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- For over 20 years of CWD testing, there have been no CWD positives detected in a game breeder's facility
- And found CWD in one of those animals. And what is CWD? Chronic wasting disease. Okay.
- They detected that animal had CWD.
- . is taken to Auburn and tested for CWD.
- So, if herd that is CWD resistant.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/12/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- servants but when he told me about CWD servants but when he told me about CWD and<04:22:50.239><
- CWD because in talking to Mr zelder it CWD because in talking to Mr zelder it can<04:23:22.239>
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- dog CWD info.org?
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- current Parks and Wildlife's rules and policies in managing and containing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD
- The study will compare Texas CWD management strategies with those of other states, identifying strengths
- The study also investigates cervid genetic resistance. to CWD using genotype analysis to explore whether
- From a membership perspective, I bet there are not 10 members in the legislature that fully grasp CWD
- that have CWD, so that the members can get a... better handle on the magnitude and kind of how this
Keywords:
deer breeding, chronic wasting disease, wildlife management, release site, landowner rights, TCEQ, environmental quality, administrative actions, public notice, legislative oversight, water supply, Angelina and Neches River Authority, ownership transfer, public utilities, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity, SB 2801, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Parks and Wildlife Code, field trial permit, hunting dog field trial
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- If we are moving a deer, it is tested for CWD.
- From a CWD positive facility. So I'm considered what they call a pass through.
- You maybe have them, maybe have CWD and didn't. Then another whole herd test. of anti-mortem tests.
- So, you give it that test, that CWD test, send it to that release. It's done.
- If they harvest an animal, not one with a tag, do they have to test that animal for CWD?