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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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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Agwired

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Alltech hosted From Field to Feed: 2024 Crop and Mycotoxin Analysis last November where panelists shared valuable insights for managing risks across the supply chain. Visit alltech.com/harvest-analysis to access the recording of the broadcast as well as the full 2024 Alltech Harvest Analysis program, including the complete U.S.

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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. Of special concern is funding for the U.S. A coalition of groups have been pushing to change that in the upcoming farm bill. “We

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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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Agwired

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Do you have a passion for agricultural communications and want to network with hundreds of professionals? Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): On behalf our nations dairy supply chain, IDFA congratulates Mr. Kennedy on his confirmation as U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Services.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) recently initiated a research project to analyze the potential impacts that vitamin and amino acid supply chain disruptions could have on livestock health and food security. Grotegut Dairy Farm of Newton, Wisc.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Y-TEX and Fort Supply Technologies (FST) are pleased to announce a new alliance to accelerate the availability, use and acceptance of ultra-high frequency (UHF) and low frequency (LF) technologies for the livestock industry. They have a reputation of making livestock tracking work for all segments of the beef supply chain.

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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. The issue has been brought to the national forefront in recent years, as the U.S.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

We are on the cusp of the deepest, fastest, most consequential disruption in food and agricultural production since the first domestication of plants and animals ten thousand years ago. And these think tanks continue to crank out their nonsense. They don’t get fired. They just keep going. The average U.S.

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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. The issue has been brought to the national forefront in recent years, as the U.S.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2024

International Dairy Foods Association released the first ever State of Women in Dairy report to provide IDFA members and dairy industry with data-based metrics and recommendations to support gender equality across the entire supply chain. Schreiber Foods Inc. Thousands of cattlemen and women will gather in Orlando, Florida, Jan.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Good Meat Project , a national nonprofit, is on a mission to catalyze marketplace innovation, connection, and education across the meat supply chain in order to increase the economic viability and ecological impact of livestock farmers who invest in healthy land, animals, and people.

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Civil Eats

MAY 22, 2024

However, the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture is one activity that has driven the development of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In fact, across agriculture, more ionophores are given to animals than any other antibiotic. In the U.S.,

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Agwired

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recognition of his lifetime of exemplary leadership and service in the agriculture industry, Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB) honored Ed Mullins, former CEO of Prairie Farms Dairy, with the 2023 Charles B. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Shuman Distinguished Service Award during the organization’s annual meeting in Chicago, Dec.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF). The agriculture canine teams (Beagle Brigade) of the U.S. The overall economic impact of Wisconsin’s dairy industry is bigger than ever, and dairy remains the leading sector of Wisconsin agriculture. Senate’s unanimous passage of S.759

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Agwired

APRIL 1, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Many agricultural producers, including Alltech customers, have been devastated by the recent wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma. Merck Animal Health announced it has received license approval from the U.S. As of March 1, there were 74.6

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced progress on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) comprehensive approach to address the many, complex competition issues in agricultural markets and create a fairer playing field for small- and mid-size farmers. Department of Agriculture conservation programs.

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Agwired

AUGUST 7, 2023

beef industry supply chain expert and cattle rancher Lamar Steiger will join Protect The Harvest ’s advisory committee. Smithfield Foods , in partnership with Kroger, donated nearly 30,000 pounds of protein to Feed More to fight food insecurity in Central Virginia.

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Agwired

APRIL 29, 2024

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a Federal Order requiring the following measures, effective Monday, April 29, 2024: Mandatory Testing for Interstate Movement of Dairy Cattle and Mandatory Reporting. Further, the federal PMO prohibits milk from sick cows from entering the food supply chain.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

That included a commitment to reduce the use of antibiotics used in the food and agriculture system by 30 percent by 2030. After months of negotiations and edits to the proposal, these ambitious—and likely effective—commitments have been replaced with a toothless target: to “strive to meaningfully reduce” antibiotic use in agriculture.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Our editors, staff writers, and freelance contributors have a wide selection of food and agriculture books to recommend, both for gift-giving purposes and for the quiet moments you carve out for yourself. We hope our Holiday Book Guide can help create a calm harbor of sorts during this often-harried end-of-year season.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 15, 2024

JBS promised to eliminate Amazon deforestation from its supply chain within a few years and cut its emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Concentrated animal agriculture is high in emissions because of things such as improper manure management and land used to grow feed. And then it got sued for it.

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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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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Letter Dear Chairman Heinrich, Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Hoeven, and Ranking Member Bishop: The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) commends the subcommittee for its work in support of farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. agriculture. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Programs a.

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Agwired

JANUARY 13, 2025

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host animal agriculture leaders will discuss the current state of research and treatment for lameness across food animal species before the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgia, January 27-28. Department of Agriculture and 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. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, urging him to reverse the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, urging him to reverse the U.S.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Contributing authors: Abigail Buta ,and Jessica Levy , and Elena Seeley The momentum to transform food and agriculture systems has never been more urgentor more inspiring. It connects expertise across disciplines to enhance food security, improve distribution, and position Canada as a leader in agricultural innovation.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To address this threat, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) are funding a $1 million Japanese Encephalitis Virus Research Program to enhance U.S. While this virus has not been detected in the U.S., it is recently spreading, increasing the potential it could reach the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. NSAC will reserve final assessment until the full legislative text becomes available.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Contributing authors: Liza Greene , Elena Seeley , and Alessandra Uriarte The food and agriculture movement made incredible strides over the last year—but our work isn’t done yet! These groups are continuing to push for food and agriculture systems that are economically, socially, and environmentally just and equitable.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In recent years, curbing emissions from agriculture and the broader food system has become a bigger piece of the conference’s programming. And this year, the most influential group in American agriculture has been pointing to big strides made. This coincided with Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which disrupted fertilizer supply chains.

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Agwired

JULY 1, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Department of Agriculture announced new action to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan for a fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain. As of June 1, there were 74.5 million hogs and pigs on U.S.

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Agwired

JULY 23, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making investments that will strengthen American food supply chains, increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, create more, new and better markets for producers, and lower food costs.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 15, 2023

While the House and Senate Agriculture Committees have been holding hearings and listening sessions since the beginning of the year, progress has repeatedly stalled amid fights over the debt ceiling and appropriations bills that still have not been finalized. production has not kept pace.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 9, 2023

While the House and Senate Agriculture Committees have been holding hearings and listening sessions since the beginning of the year, progress has repeatedly stalled amid fights over the debt ceiling and appropriations bills that still have not been finalized. production has not kept pace.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Farm Sanctuary has recently expanded to advocate for broader changes across the food system, beyond ending animal agriculture. There has always been a recognition that while the beings that we center are farm animals, the interrelated issues caused by factory farming hurt all of us—animals, people, and the planet.

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