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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.

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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). The summit was held during the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), taking place this week in Atlanta, Ga.

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Animal Ag News 12/9

Agwired

Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) , which builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024.

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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. milk production each week. The pocket-sized booklet simplifies recordkeeping, which can enhance profitability and reduce stress levels.

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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. Denali’s depackaging process enabled farmers to receive fertilizer and/or animal feed at no cost, saving them a minimum of $100 per acre.

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Opinion: Farm Forward’s Investigation Into Alexandre Farms and the Greenwashing of Large-scale Dairy

Modern Farmer

Farm Forward recently published a major investigative report detailing systematic animal suffering and consumer fraud at Alexandre Family Farm—a leading large-scale organic dairy company with “well over 9,000 head of cattle,” according to co-owner Blake Alexandre—whose products are covered in certification labels.

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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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