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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.
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). The summit was held during the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), taking place this week in Atlanta, Ga.
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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. of on-farm costs, with animal feed closely following at 15.5%. The report also notes the company collected 1.7
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The National Institute for AnimalAgriculture 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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million head of cattle and calves on U.S. 1, 2024, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The board meeting was held during the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).
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