EXCLUSIVE: My latest investigation examines why the federal response to the growing outbreak in dairy cows became marred by obfuscation + an unspoken `Don't test, don't tell' policy on America's farms, and how /1
“…@USDA's dual role - to safeguard livestock health + America's $174.2 B agriculture trade played a role. Early in the outbreak, USDA veterinary employees began calling state colleagues, to say they'd been muzzled by their own agency and could no longer communicate directly.”