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Local Activists in Animal Agriculture-Heavy Areas Fight Nitrate Pollution

Daily Yonder

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition. A primary cause of these nonpoint sources is runoff from nitrogen fertilizer on cropland.

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Animal Ag News 1/16

Agwired

an animal health company improving success rates of embryo transfer (ET) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for cattle producers, announces open enrollment for EmVision. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalism (IFAJ) and Alltech have opened nominations for the 2024 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program.

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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

This certification prohibits the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. For meats with this label, synthetic growth hormones are not permitted, and the animals must have been fed a diet that is 100 percent organically grown. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are also not considered organic.

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Animal Ag News 7/29

Agwired

an animal health company that aims to improve the success rates of embryo transfer (ET) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for cattle producers, announces a partnership with SMART Reproduction earning the team a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

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Rural Drinking Water Has a Nitrate Problem

Modern Farmer

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition. A primary cause of these nonpoint sources is runoff from nitrogen fertilizer on cropland.

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Animal Ag News 4/8

Agwired

These scholarships are merit-based and open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at an accredited university who are majoring in animal, meat, poultry, or food sciences; enrolled in a culinary arts program; or are interested in pursuing a career in the meat industry. Simplot Animal Sciences announced Samuel G.

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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

He’s especially proud of the fact that because of his self-sustaining system that produces natural fertilizers for his crops, he hasn’t purchased a pound of nitrogen since 1982. Pollution from Tyson farmers’ corn and soybean fields and poultry and beef CAFOs, for example, has severely impacted Midwest waterways.