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Denali Changes10 Billion Pounds of Organic Matter into Fertilizer

Agwired

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. The report also notes the company collected 1.7 According to US EPA calculations, converting 1.3

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Animal Ag News 2/3

Agwired

million head of cattle and calves on U.S. 1, 2025, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. Department of Agricultures National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). There were 86.7 farms as of Jan. Imports are scheduled to resume within the next several days. To protect U.S. Sponsored by the U.S.

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ALMDA Asks USDA to Delay Animal Disease Traceability Rule

Agwired

The American Livestock Markets and Dealers Association (ALMDA) has formally requested that USDA-APHIS delay the implementation or enforcement of the final rule on Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison (ADT Rule), scheduled to become effective today, November 5.

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The FDA Is Still Not Tracking How Farms Use Antibiotics

Civil Eats

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. Based on 2016 and 2017 data from 22 cattle feedlots, nearly 80 percent of antibiotics were administered in feed.

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Animal Ag News 10/28

Agwired

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. The pocket-sized booklet simplifies recordkeeping, which can enhance profitability and reduce stress levels. Joseph, Mo.,

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Toxic PFAS are Everywhere, and Remain Largely Unregulated

Modern Farmer

The public didn’t know about PFAS until 1999, when a case was brought to the courts arguing that a farmer who lived near a DuPont plant noticed his cattle were dying. But You Can Take Steps to Minimize Future Exposure ] When it comes to agriculture, the cattle farmer near the DuPont plant was not a PFAS anomaly.

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Letter supporting Innovative FEED Act

NASDA

Sweet Manufacturing Co. Synergy Feeds, LLC Texas Cattle Feeders Association Texas Grain and Feed Association The Lauridsen Group, LLC The Peterson Company Tier 1 Nutritionals, Inc. Quincy Farm Products R&D LifeSciences, LLC RP Nutrients, Inc.

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