Importance of Animal Agriculture
Agric4profits
AUGUST 25, 2024
Animal agriculture is a critical component of the global food system, influencing economic stability, nutritional health, and cultural practices. However,
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Agric4profits
AUGUST 25, 2024
Animal agriculture is a critical component of the global food system, influencing economic stability, nutritional health, and cultural practices. However,
Agric4profits
AUGUST 27, 2024
Animal agriculture is a vital sector within the broader agricultural industry, focused on raising animals for various purposes including food, clothing, and lab
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AgriLife Today
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Witherspoon, who studied with the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Poultry Science for his undergraduate degree, has since. Read More → The post A passion to help people through animal agriculture first appeared on AgriLife Today.
Daily Yonder
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition.
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.
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – At today’s 2024 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting, the Animal Agriculture Policy Committee hosted discussion centered on highly pathogenic avian influenza and the important role of states in response.
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.”
NASDA
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – Today during the 2024 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting , United Kingdom Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss addressed the Animal Agriculture Committee on the role of animal health and disease status in trade.
AgriLife Today
AUGUST 30, 2024
Veterinary diagnostician to continue service to animal agriculture in new role The post Thompson named Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Canyon resident director appeared first on AgriLife Today.
Food Politics
MARCH 5, 2024
The animal agriculture industry, US universities, and the obstruction of climate understanding and policy. Similar to fossil fuel companies, US animal agriculture companies responded to evidence that their products cause climate change by minimizing their role in the climate crisis and shaping policymaking in their favor.
Western FarmPress
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
The Multispecies Animal Learning Center will seek to advance workforce development in animal agriculture.
Global Agtech Initiative
MAY 22, 2024
Both organizations will more rapidly develop projects that improve digital interoperability in animal agriculture applications. The post AgGateway, ICAR Sign MOU to Improve Resource Sharing on Data Interoperability Initiatives appeared first on Global Ag Tech Initiative.
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.
USDA Blog
MARCH 25, 2024
In this time, the VMLRP has awarded nearly 800 food animal veterinarians with loan repayment assistance.
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.
Agwired
DECEMBER 18, 2023
The board of the National Institute of Animal Agriculture recently approved forming a new Council: the Animal Disease Issues & Emergency Management Council. This year’s theme was “Scaling Collective Impact: Collaborating to Accelerate Agricultural Sustainability.” Malcore will serve as the public relations specialist.
Agwired
DECEMBER 4, 2023
There is a lot of interest for AgGateway right now in moving into setting standards for data in the animal agriculture space. “There’s a lot of interest with carbon programs and understanding enteric emissions so knowing what animals are fed and being able to document that,” said Craker.
Agwired
AUGUST 26, 2024
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will begin accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. Members of the program work together on applied-learning, small-group capstone projects, which will incorporate topics of interest in animal agriculture.
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.
Agwired
OCTOBER 23, 2023
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia from November 7-9, 2023. The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2024 Stakeholders Summit: “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.”
ATTRA
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
The priority areas for research in this funding round are biosecurity, animal agriculture infrastructure, applied research, and food security. 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 Farmers Daughter USA
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
In the mid-2010s, conversations about antibiotic use in animal agriculture was coming under greater scrutiny. It’s also the reason why animal agriculture usually uses antibiotics that are no longer used to treat humans; it minimizes the chances that bacteria will build a resistance to our antibiotics.
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.
NASDA
JUNE 6, 2024
Sincerely, Blayne Arthur President, NASDA Secretary Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry Charles Hatcher, D.V.M. Director, Public Policy (571) 447-5324 RJ.Karney@nasda.org Sender: NASDA President Blayne Arthur NASDA Animal Agriculture Committee Chair Charles Hatcher, D.V.M.
Agwired
JUNE 12, 2024
.” Representatives from AgGateway and ICAR , which is the International Committee on Animal Recording, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last month designed to allow both organizations to better utilize existing resources and more rapidly develop projects that improve digital interoperability in animal agriculture applications.
Food Tank
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Protein PACT is also a collaborative effort throughout the whole animal agriculture supply chain because there’s substantial work occurring throughout all of animal agriculture when it comes to sustainability,” says Mittenthal.
ATTRA
JULY 29, 2024
An international team of scientists concluded that when social, economic, and political factors are considered, intensive animal agriculture could contribute to the risk of infectious diseases developing.
Agwired
OCTOBER 2, 2024
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. According to the U.S. The leader in intelligent nutrition, Novus International, Inc. ,
Food Politics
JANUARY 9, 2024
The use of antibiotics in animal agriculture is a long-standing issue. The post The FDA’s somewhat good news on antibiotic use in farm animals (if we believe it) appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. This is not reassuring. It requires political will, big time.
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.
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.
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 2, 2024
What unfolded in the years after their first meeting was an initiative called The Transfarmation Project , which today works to help former contract farmers transition away from this system and into sustainable agriculture. Historically, animal activists and contract farmers have been on opposite sides of the factory farming issue.
ATTRA
JULY 13, 2023
The draft Federal Strategy outlines a framework for enhancing greenhouse gas measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification within the agriculture and forestry sectors. The Notice seeks information on four topics: general comments or questions about the draft Federal Strategy; animal agriculture; croplands; and data and data-sharing.
ProAg
OCTOBER 5, 2023
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. A new economic agreement that falls just short of a free trade agreement has been in the works since the onset of Brexit.
NASDA
JULY 10, 2024
This includes the agency forming the Animal Agriculture and Water Quality Federal Advisory Subcommittee and the successful Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force. Despite these concerns, Chinn applauded the EPA’s efforts in incorporating cooperative federalism objectives into various regulatory policy developments.
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.
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 FDA’s decision came in response to a petition submitted by Danone North America. The new claim is available for all yogurt makers.
NASDA
JANUARY 31, 2024
Stephanie is currently the staff lead for the policy committees on animal agriculture and natural resources and environment. “The past year at NASDA has flown by – and it is an exciting time to be with an organization that is taking our advocacy abilities to new heights,” Stephanie said.
Agwired
AUGUST 21, 2023
Established in 2007, the scholarship recognizes outstanding graduate students pursuing careers in meat science and animal agriculture. The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program kicks off on September 11, beginning with a dairy theme during week one.
Modern Farmer
OCTOBER 2, 2024
(Photography by Transfarmation / Mercy for Animals) In the United States, we still hold close an image of a quaint, independent family farm. But what actually exists is industrial animal agriculture, a system that does more harm than good. In late 2019, Mercy For Animals, the organization I lead, launched a new project.
Civil Eats
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
Collecting that farm-level data is a critical missing piece in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) five-year plan , launched in 2019, to improve “antimicrobial stewardship” in animal agriculture, advocates say. Now, the deadline is approaching. Neither effort has proven very effective. It’s really good data.”
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. No registration necessary! It’s open to members and non-members.
Civil Eats
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
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