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Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle

NASDA

Letter Dear Secretary Vilsack, We appreciate the ongoing efforts of your agency to respond to the outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle, especially the opportunity to regularly meet with you and your team to share information and concerns. We implore the agency to release guidance and financial support to dairy cattle auction barns and markets.

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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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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

The process to be certified “USDA Organic” can be cumbersome for farmers, so the “ Certified Naturally Grown ” label uses the same requirements but is verified by a team of CNG farmers, not the USDA. American Humane Certified: This certification is granted by American Humane to practitioners of animal agriculture.

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Animal Ag News 10/23

Agwired

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia from November 7-9, 2023. The 2024 half-day event is scheduled for January 30, 2024, organized in partnership with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).

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Leather Companies Can Play a Critical Role in Stopping Deforestation

Food Tank

Credible traceability of cattle back to the farm of origin ensures that companies know where the animal has come from and how it was produced, including with practices that are more responsible and do not contribute to deforestation, conversion, or illegality. Traceability and transparency are core to this vision.

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WILD SCIENCE FICTION

The Lunatic Farmer

This means that by 2030, modern food products will be higher quality and cost less than half as much to produce as the animal-derived products they replace. The impact of this disruption on industrial animal farming will be profound. will have fallen by 50 percent and the cattle farming industry will be all but bankrupt.

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Animal Ag News 3/4

Agwired

Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for again extending the New Swine Inspection System line speed trials through Jan. Processing facilities will enroll in a modified time limited trial, which will include a study to evaluate the impact of increased line speeds on worker safety. Right Time. –