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

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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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence has $450,000 available for projects related to poultry, swine, sheep, and goat production in the Commonwealth. The priority areas for research in this funding round are biosecurity, animal agriculture infrastructure, applied research, and food security.

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Agwired

MARCH 27, 2025

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced new actions to reduce burdens on the U.S. pork and poultry industries, allowing for greater efficiency while maintaining food safety standards. The National Cattlemens Beef Association (NCBA) thanked the U.S. Applications are across three categories and open through April 14.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Department of Agricultures Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). food and agricultural products. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the second round of states coming on board as part of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) that was launched Dec.

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Agwired

APRIL 1, 2025

Department of Agricultures National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Certified Angus Beef (CAB) is awarding $100,000 in scholarships through the 2025 Colvin Scholarship Fund to support students pursuing careers in food and agriculture. 1, there were 74.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S. Genetic improvements within the U.S.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The session, held at the Sustainable Agriculture of the Americas Pavilion, was organized in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Pegasus Capital, Producers Trust, and the Forum for Farmers and Food Security (3FS).

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NASDA

JUNE 15, 2023

Dozens of countries have already approved these feed ingredients and those farmers and ranchers are safely using these products, yielding results that improve animal production and well-being, diminish pre-harvest food safety concerns, and boost sustainability opportunities for dairy, livestock and poultry farmers. Adisseo USA, Inc.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Cage Free: This term refers to poultry that is allowed to roam indoors without cages and have access to food and water. American Humane Certified: This certification is granted by American Humane to practitioners of animal agriculture. This certification requires inspection to verify that standards are being met.

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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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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Read more. ‘Meating’ demand: Animal-based proteins versus cell-based agriculture As demand for meat and poultry continues to grow, Food Manufacture explores what is driving sales of animal-based protein and whether or not the advent of cell-based meat is truly the herald of things to come, or a half-baked pipedream limited by a lack of resources….

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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. Poultry & Egg Association. Now, the deadline is approaching.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

NPPC continues to work closely with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services and pork industry stakeholders on disease surveillance programs. poultry industry provides 2,012,560 jobs, $132.7 billion in wages, $663.6

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Do you have a passion for agricultural communications and want to network with hundreds of professionals? USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) released year-end pork export data last week, showing a volume of 3.03 Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Services. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

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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. Watts, a former contract poultry farmer, represented everything Garc é s was against. MF: Large-scale animal agriculture CAFOs are disproportionately built in communities of color.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed regulation that would revise wastewater discharge standards for facilities that process meat and poultry products. The board of the National Institute of Animal Agriculture recently approved forming a new Council: the Animal Disease Issues & Emergency Management Council.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard E. The award offers recipients a chance to gain visibility at the world’s largest annual trade show focused on the production, packing and processing of meat, poultry and egg products, as well as animal feed and pet food. The award is named for former U.S.

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Agwired

JANUARY 8, 2024

The annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will once again be held at the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the Meat Institute, the Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit is scheduled from 9 a.m.

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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. At the same time, he is learning how to effectively grow mushrooms on his farm in the old poultry barns.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The Meat Institute called on the US Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) to include meat and poultry as part of a healthy American diet noting flaws and contradictions in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committees Scientific Report. in March 2025. Funding for the program comes from the U.S.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

poultry farms in 2022, nearly 100 million table egg laying hens have been affected. Chris Chaffee joins the Meat Institute as Director of Legislative Affairs working with Vice President of Legislative Affairs Nathan Fretz advocating for the meat and poultry industry with members of congress and federal officials. 4-6 in San Antonio.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It also provides an inside look at efforts underway to usher the federal regulation of animal food into the 21st century and steps the industry is taking to better protect animal and human health while producing safer, more sustainable food. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), aims to recognize emerging leaders in the industry.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

According to Angela de Freitas, director of farm transitions for Animal Outlook, these are conditions such as varying amounts of debt, regional positioning, knowledge of how to do other things, whether or not there is off-farm income, what kind of regional collaborators or partners exist and a farmer’s risk tolerance for trying something new.

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Agwired

JANUARY 2, 2024

Over 500 international animal ag tech leaders will engage in business critical discussions on implementing climate-smart farming practices, extracting the most value from animals through PLF platforms, and investigating the right funding models for innovators in the meat and dairy sectors. Poultry & Egg Harold E.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2024

The third class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders has been selected and will convene for their first session in Chicago in February 2024. The topics will focus on poultry diseases, animal welfare and food safety.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the Meat Institute, the annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit brought together more than 125 attendees to hear the latest on how the meat, poultry and egg, animal feed and pork industries are advancing their sustainability programs.

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Agwired

MARCH 4, 2024

The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the opening of registration for its 2024 Stakeholders Summit, themed “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The technology was designed by researchers in Purdue University’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Department of Animal Sciences.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

It also provides an inside look at efforts underway to usher the federal regulation of animal food into the 21st century and steps the industry is taking to better protect animal and human health while producing safer, more sustainable food. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), aims to recognize emerging leaders in the industry.

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Agwired

AUGUST 21, 2023

Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY), has opened the application phase for its Integrator Feed Facility of the Year (FFY) program. The research was made possible in part by an endowing Foundation gift from Simmons Foods and proceeds from the International Poultry Expo, part of the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).

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Agwired

AUGUST 13, 2024

The National Pork Board (NPB) partnered with the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) to convene a group of public health, animal health and swine professionals in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to build relationships and explore opportunities for One Health collaborations. The deadline for nominations is Oct.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To ensure the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) continues to meet its mission, the board of directors adopted the NIAA 2024 – 2026 Strategic Plan during their January 24, 2024, meeting. The award pays tribute to individuals for “sustained and exemplary service” to the poultry and egg industry.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2024

Innovative Solutions , a division of KENT Nutrition Group, introduces HUMISYN, a synergistic blend of organic acid sources that shows great promise in helping to reduce the effects of a common disease in poultry by improving overall gut health. Internships are offered in NCBA’s offices in Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C. 31 through Feb.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. He also passed on a significant stake in Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, with $611.3

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Agwired

JULY 1, 2024

The seminar included leaders in the agriculture industry as they discussed the U.S. pork industry’s role in global trade, animal health and sustainability. During World Pork Expo, which was held June 5–6 in Des Moines, Iowa, the Alltech Pork Team hosted the Business Seminar, “Challenging health and productivity: How does the U.S.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Without NPPC’s leadership and science-based voice in these discussions, by 2030, the UN could have implemented a 30 percent global on-farm reduction in antimicrobials, as well as limits on the use of certain antibiotics in animal agriculture.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is hosting two educational sessions for established and emerging meat and poultry processors this fall. USFRA is a network of farmer and rancher-led organizations and food and agricultural partners that work together to address critical issues facing U.S.

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Agwired

MAY 6, 2024

EDT on May 8, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will host a free, public Agricultural Data Webinar to spotlight available data for recently discontinued programs. The Meat Institute has created a best practices document to help the meat and poultry industry prevent child labor and identity fraud.

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