Food Tank

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

By his senior year, Williams was trying to figure out how to return home and take over the family farm. Williams, his wife Hannah, and their toddler Lyle now live on Williams Family Farms, sustainably and humanely raising pigs and farming about 400 acres of cropland. Luckily, his father was just about to retire. “To

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Food Tank

JULY 14, 2023

Steven and Alaina Imhoff knew they wanted to expand their hog farming at Triple Creek Farms in southeast Iowa. Niman farmers adhere to high standards of sustainable and humane farming practices. Right now, Steven and Alaina both work off-farm jobs. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us From Factory Farming , is available for purchase now. My career is devoted to protecting farmed animals and ending factory farming. But soon the chickens started to get sick—it was a factory farm, after all. Now I was sitting in his living room. He was ready for a change.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2025

Recognizing the vital role that four-legged friends often play on family farms and ranches, Farm Bureau launched the Farm Dog of the Year contest several years ago now a popular feature of the American Farm Bureau Federations Convention. Grotegut Dairy Farm of Newton, Wisc.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Farms must provide proof to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service of free-range conditions.

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Food Tank

AUGUST 30, 2023

Now in its 25th year, Niman Ranch is a network of more than 600 small and mid-size farmers and ranchers across the United States who all adhere to high standards of sustainable and humane farming practices. Ron Mardesen, Niman farmer for more than 21 years, used to stay up at night worrying about losing his farm. Army veteran.

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NASDA

JUNE 22, 2023

As Congress comes together to negotiate the next Farm Bill and USDA begins to implement its 2023-2026 Science and Research Strategy to meet ambitious targets, the timing for the America Grows Act could not be better. food and agricultural sector which threaten our affordable, safe food supply, farmers’ livelihoods and national security.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 24, 2024

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is deeply disappointed in Congress decision to relinquish their responsibility to produce a new Farm Bill and an overdue federal solution for California Proposition 12. This award recognizes one outstanding dairy farm employee in Wisconsin, Minnesota or northern Illinois each year.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Instead, Wahl took any agriculture-related class he could—soil science, crop growing, feed—and tapped into his family’s network of farmers to learn everything he needed to know about animal health. I truly just enjoy the animals,” says Wahl. “We Niman] allowed us the comfort to expand the herd,” says Wahl.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the Meat Institute, the annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit brought together more than 125 attendees to hear the latest on how the meat, poultry and egg, animal feed and pork industries are advancing their sustainability programs.

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Agwired

AUGUST 13, 2024

The National Pork Board (NPB) partnered with the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) to convene a group of public health, animal health and swine professionals in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to build relationships and explore opportunities for One Health collaborations.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Ethan Lane moderates panel of NCBA policy specialists The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Executive Committee last week approved the organization’s policy priorities for the year which focus on advocating for the reauthorization of the Farm Bill, protecting cattle producers from federal regulatory overreach, and defending the U.S.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In a year marked by significant challenges for small family farms and rural communities, Organic Valley , the largest cooperative of organic farmers in the nation, is not just seeking more milk but actively welcoming more farmers. farms, up slightly from December 2022 and down slightly from Sept. As of Dec.

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Agwired

AUGUST 7, 2023

Poultry & Egg Association is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. The award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production. We welcome his wealth of experience in, and knowledge of, American beef from farm to fork.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through captivating case studies, Thurow’s hopeful book showcases farmers who have boldly gone against the grain of modern agriculture orthodoxy and are instead embracing regenerative practices—like agroecology and permaculture—that restore soil health, enhance biodiversity, and promote resilience against climate change.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

America’s cattle producers need a Secretary of Agriculture who will protect family farms and ranches, roll back crushing regulations, and stand up for rural values—and we look forward to working with Secretary-Designate Rollins to make it happen.” 5 during CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

40 Acres & A Mule Project , United States 40 Acres & A Mule seeks to acquire Black-owned farmland to be used to celebrate and preserve the history, food, and stories of Black culture in food and farming. promoting environmentally sound farming practices, and keeping farmers on their land.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

On May 1, 2024 – after months of stalled farm bill negotiations on both sides of Capitol Hill – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released a detailed section-by-section summary of her farm bill proposal. Strengthening the Farm and Food System Workforce (Sec. 11205, 12201).

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Agwired

MARCH 10, 2025

Troy Sander , a Kansas cattle producer and president of the Kansas Livestock Association, appeared before the House Agriculture Committee urging policymakers to pass a Farm Bill, pass tax legislation to protect family farms and ranches, and strengthen policies that protect our food security. MBK Farms in Colcord, Okla.,

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Agwired

MARCH 3, 2025

Holden Farms in Obion County, Tenn., nominated by the Tennessee Poultry Association, was one of three farms across the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association s Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta. in District 7, Jackie Holub of Boyd, Wis.

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Food Politics

AUGUST 15, 2023

I try to keep up with what’s going on with the Farm Bill, up for renewal soon. This Farm Bill Could Reshape the Food System. BY LISA HELD, AUGUST 9, 2023 Reauthorizing the farm bill every five years generally involves contentious debates and delays as legislators and lobbyists hash out a wide range of competing priorities.

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Civil Eats

AUGUST 9, 2023

Reauthorizing the farm bill every five years generally involves contentious debates and delays as legislators and lobbyists hash out a wide range of competing priorities. More than 600 farm, nutrition, and public health organizations support expanding the program.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Often, one member of a farm couple takes an off-farm job primarily for the benefits it provides for the family. The HHS data builds on findings from a report released earlier this year that sliced and diced enrollment data differently, but also pointed to significant positive impacts on farm communities. Kennedy, Jr.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The agency recently reported that more than half of the country’s rivers and streams are in poor condition due to nitrogen and phosphorous pollution from agriculture , which later contributes to dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. Waters Has Hit Crisis Levels Biden Targets Consolidation in the Meat Industry (Again) Farm Bill Slog.

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