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. Read more Comment: The Emirates Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action is the firsr statement out of this meeting.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – At today’s National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2024 Annual Meeting , the Animal Agriculture Policy Committee hosted a panel focusing on recent outbreaks of H5 influenza in poultry and dairy populations and its impacts on “secure” plans for the livestock sector. territories.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 10, 2025

Consolidation throughout the agricultural sector has made it difficult for small, independent farms like the Huttons to survive. farms now control two-thirds of total agricultural land, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The number of farms in the U.S. Only 4 percent of U.S. Only 4 percent of U.S.

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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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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 Tank

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

“Nowadays, if you’re not willing to adapt or change your mindset, I just don’t think you’re going to make it,” says Trisha, whose approach to agriculture has evolved throughout her life. “I She studied agriculture in college and worked for a pesticide company for about a decade.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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. farms as of Jan.

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The Farmers Daughter USA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

It all has to do with the “No Antibiotics Ever” label you maybe saw on your chicken products over the last decade. In the mid-2010s, conversations about antibiotic use in animal agriculture was coming under greater scrutiny. It will only allow the use of antibiotics that aren’t important for human health.

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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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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The big issue: scaling cell production up enough to have product to sell. A defining feature of stem cells is that they can become other cells’: Strategies for the use of stem cells in cultivated meat production The production of cultivated meat will need stable cell lines from multiple different species to be successful.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 28, 2024

For more than 30 years, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has offered the annual Redbook to help cattle producers effectively and efficiently record their daily production efforts. milk production each week. Department of Agriculture Secretary Richard E. The 2025 edition of the Redbook is now available.

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NASDA

JUNE 15, 2023

The bipartisan bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to confirm a regulatory path for non-nutritive animal food ingredients that act in the animal’s gut to provide production benefits, address human food safety concerns and affect the byproducts from digestion from the animal. Herschel J.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

2740-23 – NPRM Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections Chief Nimick: 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. territories.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) fledgling Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, which Congress has been shorting since it was established. The community garden is not set up to maximize production.” Of special concern is funding for the U.S. In New York City, for example, the only U.S.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 10, 2025

Mike Lavender, policy director at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), said getting bills out there, even when the future of the farm bill is uncertain, helps advocates and members of Congress organize support (or opposition).

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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. But there are undeniable costs associated with this type of food production.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Can I find additional information about the product separate from the words used on the label? Certified and/or regulated USDA Organic: You can find this certification on meats, dairy products and produce. American Humane Certified: This certification is granted by American Humane to practitioners of animal agriculture.

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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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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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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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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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Modern Farmer

MAY 24, 2024

It has huge implications for food production, nutrition assistance, animal welfare, the environment, trade and much more. This would significantly hinder animal welfare protections at the state or local level, such as state laws banning the practice of housing pregnant pigs in gestation crates.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Food production accounts for 26 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions , and past COP conferences have been accused of greenwashing , in part by offering meat on the menu while talking about reducing global meat consumption. This year, at COP28 in Dubai, global food systems and agriculture were discussed more than ever before.

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Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

“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 These include economic pressures, consumer preferences and lobbying by large agricultural corporations. Founded in 2016 by Cliff Pollard in the Bay Area of California, Cream Co.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no doubt that industrial animal agriculture carries a laundry list of sins; greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water pollution and labor rights abuses are just a few examples. Not only that, but animal husbandry also has significant cultural value and eating animal products can have health benefits.

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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. The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) offers attendees access to the latest in protein and feed technology through exhibits and educational programing.

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Agwired

MARCH 27, 2025

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced new actions to reduce burdens on the U.S. The directive instructs the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to eliminate outdated administrative requirements that have slowed production and added unnecessary costs for American producers.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2024

JBS USA is one of the largest meat processors in the world, self-reportedly generating 32 billion pounds of product each year. Not only has the company not established an accurate enough estimate of its emissions , it has documented plans to increase production, which will increase emissions.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The award annually honors a person from outside the livestock communications field for actions that produce a positive change in livestock production and marketing. The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia from November 7-9, 2023.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 24, 2024

dairy products domestically and internationally and supported the industrys longstanding commitment to sustainability on behalf of U.S. Department of Agricultures Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). food and agricultural products. dairy farmers and importers. In October 2023, the USDA initiated the $1.4

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 6, 2023

“He said, ‘I’ll help you with school, but my one stipulation is that you cannot take any animal science classes. Be a poet, do whatever, just no animal science.’ Often, meat packers—which are companies that prepare animal products for wholesale and retail—will rely on these imported products and save U.S.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

billion pounds of food waste of which more than 75% was recycled into organic, nutrient-rich animal feed or made into customized formulations to address specific dietary concerns of cattle. billion pounds of food waste into animal feed resulted in an approximate avoidance of 780,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) in 2023.

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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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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

JUNE 14, 2024

Daniel Lefebvre, President, ICAR, and Brent Kemp, President and CEO, AgGateway Representatives from AgGateway and the International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to improve digital interoperability in animal agriculture applications.

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ProAg

OCTOBER 5, 2023

is encouraging Britain to open agricultural markets to U.S. However, negotiations have been challenging in the area of agriculture, as the U.K. objects to some animal-agriculture-related practices common in the U.S. is unwilling to import American food products produced at lower regulatory standards than those in the U.K.,

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced it has joined the steering committee of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA). DMI) New Product Competition for college students is accepting entries for 2024. More information is available at www.usdairy.com/research-resources/new-product-competition.

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