The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) has designated the safety and security of agriculture as high priority. NDA continues in these efforts by:

• Working with State and Federal partners to implement a State Homeland Security Plan which interfaces with national initiatives.

• Working with the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to expand the emergency response plan to include food and agriculture.

• Partnering with the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS), specifically planning for response to emergencies involving contagious animal diseases.

• Developing a statewide Livestock Emergency Disease Response System (LEDRS), comprised of private, state and federal practitioners, university extension educators, and government regulatory staff.

• Working hand in hand with the Nebraska Health and Human Services System (HHSS) regarding the human implications of food and dairy product emergencies as well as that of animal health issues as they affect humans.

• Providing statewide training to county officials and emergency managers concerning agricultural emergencies and related responses.

• Exercising plans at all levels to determine effectiveness.

Agricultural Emergency Contacts/Emergency Conditions to be Reported

Monograph No. 001 - Traffic Control Agricultural Response	doc		pdf
Monograph No. 002 - Catastrophic Mortality Disposal	doc		pdf
Monograph No. 003 - Temporary Housing and Care for Livestock and Poultry	doc		pdf
Monograph No. 004 - Decontamination and Disinfection	doc		pdf

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

NEMA - Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

        State Emergency Operations Plan

        Emergency Support Function (ESF) 11 - Agriculture (pdf)
        Emergency Support Function (ESF) 11 - Agriculture (doc)

Office of Grants & Training

White House - Homeland Security

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