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Importance of Animal Agriculture

Agric4profits

Animal agriculture is a critical component of the global food system, influencing economic stability, nutritional health, and cultural practices. However,

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A passion to help people through animal agriculture

AgriLife Today

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.

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Local Activists in Animal Agriculture-Heavy Areas Fight Nitrate Pollution

Daily Yonder

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.

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How the food industry exerts influence II: climate scientists (meat industry)

Food Politics

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.

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Challenges and Opportunities in Animal Agriculture

Agric4profits

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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Solutions Hub Launched at COP29 to Equip Livestock Sector with Innovations for Low-Emissions Animal Agriculture

Farming First

The Livestock and Climate Solutions Hub will bring together new and existing approaches to support the transition to climate-smart, sustainable […] The post Solutions Hub Launched at COP29 to Equip Livestock Sector with Innovations for Low-Emissions Animal Agriculture appeared first on Farming First.

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Animal health experts offer perspectives on future disease preparedness during NASDA Annual Meeting

NASDA

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.