Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

Forbes declared that, “Urban Farming Has a Shockingly High Climate Cost,” a headline that was outright wrong in terms of the study’s findings. Earth.com led with a single, out-of-context data point: “Urban agriculture’s carbon footprint is 6x greater than normal farms.” Of special concern is funding for the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 16, 2024

Many labels that guarantee humane treatment of farm animals (e.g., If this is the case of animal welfare labeling, consumers are right to be concerned that it is likely true of “green” labeling as well, particularly for the dairy industry, which is one of the most environmentally intensive industries on Earth.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transfarmation and Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health focus on the experience within the animal agriculture industry. Food Economics: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Health by William A. history of “othering” people and things that come from far away. Masters and Amelia B.

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NASDA

JANUARY 31, 2024

News Article The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is excited to congratulate three staff members on their recent promotions. Stephanie joined the NASDA team in December 2022 as the associate director of public policy where she focused on issues related to agricultural labor, conservation, animal disease and climate.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Researchers see the potential overuse of those antibiotics in agriculture as a key driver of antibiotic resistance—but they’ve often struggled to access basic information about how many animals are receiving the drugs, for what purpose, and for how long. Now, the deadline is approaching. Neither effort has proven very effective.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

ETA-2023-0003 – Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States Administrator Pasternak: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

It is very hard for most people to know what to do to organize against the threats presented by factory farming in their community. Align yourself with a supporting organization Food and Water Watch addresses factory farming on a big-picture scale. Jennifer Breon of Food and Water Watch Iowa echoes this point. “I

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The Equation

MARCH 28, 2023

The Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA) of 2023 was re-introduced in Congress today. The ARA is comprehensive, science-based legislation that covers many topics related to environmental and climate concerns in agriculture, including conservation on both agricultural and pasture land, renewable energy, and food loss and waste.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Lots of people fly there in carbon-emitting private jets But food—the effects of agriculture on climate change (and vice versa) is on its agenda this year—a major big deal. Reuters: Countries urged to curb factory farming to meet climate goals IV. You can read Food Tank’s coverage of the roadmap, which was announced last year, here.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Mercy for Animals president and CEO Leah Garc é s has been an animal rights advocate fighting the factory farming system for more than two decades. What she didn’t realize was that he was also against the factory farm system, having experienced first-hand the way it abuses farmers.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their children. But, over the last several years, there has been a wave of efforts to find ways to support farmers transitioning out of factory farming.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

The American food system relies heavily on industrial animal agriculture. Thousands or tens of thousands of animals packed into one place have been justified by the industry as a way to feed more people. All of us, in some way, are impacted by industrial animal agriculture.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 28, 2023

All is not well in the world of food and farm labor, however. Over the course of the year we reported on industry efforts to roll back hard-won gains on the minimum wage and efforts to build paths to citizenship for immigrants, risks from extreme weather due to climate change, and the perilous nature of work in seafood and animal agriculture.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

Murphy Family Farms (later bought by Smithfield Foods) helped out with the loan needed to get started. The Faaborgs farmed hogs for 30 years. When Tanner Faaborg came back to the farm as an adult, the family began thinking about ways to transition out of hog farming. “We It sounded like a pretty good deal,” says Faaborg.

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Food Tank

JULY 19, 2024

When his agriculture professors taught about conventional hog production, he would ask questions like, “What about letting these animals get outside a little bit?” These big universities, the agricultural departments are pretty much paid off by Big Agriculture,” says Roberts. According to the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 24, 2024

Despite the name, the Farm Bill doesn’t only affect farmers. If you eat food, the Farm Bill impacts you. It has huge implications for food production, nutrition assistance, animal welfare, the environment, trade and much more. Instead, it extended the Farm Bill by a year to give itself more time.

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Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

Meats is working to create opportunities for small farms and ranches to support a more localized food system. “We’re We’re living in a time when the health of our planet is in peril, and regenerative agriculture offers a beacon of hope,” Pollard tells Food Tank. “By To ensure the farms that Cream Co.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Kody McCleary wants more consumers to understand the work that goes into sustainable and humane pig farming. Pig farmers, they’re there 365 days a year taking care of those animals,” says McCleary, a fourth-generation farmer at McCleary Farms in West-Central Illinois. The quality of the animal is just better.”

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Food Tank

JANUARY 5, 2024

Eric Boor took over his great-grandfather’s nine-acre farm in southern Iowa four years ago. When they first started, many in their family and community doubted that they could successfully farm this way. When they first started, many in their family and community doubted that they could successfully farm this way. “My

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NASDA

MARCH 19, 2024

. – Today on National Ag Day, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture celebrates agriculture’s significant role in driving local, state and national economies across the U.S. The report showcases the impact all workers in the food and agriculture industry – from the farm all the way to the plate – have on the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us From Factory Farming , is available for purchase now. My career is devoted to protecting farmed animals and ending factory farming. But soon the chickens started to get sick—it was a factory farm, after all. Now I was sitting in his living room. He was ready for a change.

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Food Tank

JULY 14, 2023

Steven and Alaina Imhoff knew they wanted to expand their hog farming at Triple Creek Farms in southeast Iowa. Niman farmers adhere to high standards of sustainable and humane farming practices. Right now, Steven and Alaina both work off-farm jobs.

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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

State departments of agriculture, like USDA, are dedicated to protecting farmers, farmworkers, and the workforce throughout the entire supply chain. As USDA continues to respond to this outbreak, we urge you to prioritize animal health and human health in the same manner you have dealt with H5N1 in poultry for many years.

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Civil Eats

MAY 15, 2024

As federal officials grapple with how to contain the highly contagious strain of avian flu that has infected chickens, turkeys, and dairy cattle on farms across the U.S., a number of scientists are pointing to one factor that could be driving the spread of its virus and its spillover from wild birds to farm animals.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

farms as of Jan. Department of Agricultures National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The United States Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. There were 86.7 million head of cattle and calves on U.S.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For the past 15 years, we have led the charge in creating robust conversations around food and farming, and worked to make complicated, underreported stories more accessible to a mainstream audience. In that time, our stories have had significant impact and reach, thanks in part to support from our readers and donors.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In the mid-2010s, conversations about antibiotic use in animal agriculture was coming under greater scrutiny. Farms sometimes used antibiotics as part of their production practices, including to grow bigger birds. Sanderson Farms was a notable exception.) The FDA’s efforts, however, came a little too late.

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NASDA

JUNE 22, 2023

Letter Dear Chairs and Ranking Members, As organizations concerned about the future of food and agricultural science, the undersigned are writing to express our support for the America Grows Act of 2023 (S.1628), Food and agriculture remain a pillar of the U.S. Food and agriculture remain a pillar of the U.S. Thanks to the U.S.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 20, 2023

As part of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s recent campaign to highlight careers in agriculture, Washington State Veterinarian Amber Itle recently shared more about her role’s impact for her community and state and why she loves working for her state’s agriculture department. “I

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Agwired

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) , which builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Passage of the bill will also help each state address its needs for public practice veterinarians (food safety, public health, epidemiology, pathology, molecular diagnostics, virology, toxicology, immunology, bacteriology, serology, foreign animal disease preparedness, and livestock infectious diseases).

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ATTRA

JANUARY 11, 2024

Researchers concluded that “there is exceptionally strong evidence for a link between low animal welfare levels and high zoonotic risks, exacerbated by animal crowding, low genetic diversity, compromised hygiene, and high animal stress levels which compromise immune systems.”

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

Zane Wanjura ’24 stays true to his roots while pursuing his passion Students in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science can choose from a wide variety of career paths across multiple disciplines in animal agriculture.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Advanced Agrilytics , a leading agricultural solutions provider, announced that its Board of Directors appointed Kenny Avery as the company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The new 22,000 square-foot facility is the home of the school’s AGCO Agriculture Service Technician Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.)

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Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

Agriculture is one of the most important industries in the world. While farming may be your first thought when it comes to agricultural jobs, there are actually hundreds of different specialties and niches within the industry, from scientists to economists and more. It provides us with food, clothing and shelter.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard E. Farmer leaders in stewardship, sustainability and workforce best practices, along with a top FARM Program evaluator, were recognized at the fourth annual FARM Excellence Awards presentation held at National Milk Producers Federation ’s annual meeting.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Farms must provide proof to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service of free-range conditions.

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