NASDA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

NASDA prioritizes the wellbeing of livestock and public health, and we must ensure farmers and ranchers have access to approved mRNA vaccines to ensure the health of their animals and provide a safe and resilient food supply.” Currently, no mRNA vaccines are approved for administration to animals in the U.S. territories.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

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.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Passage of the bill will also help each state address its needs for public practice veterinarians (food safety, public health, epidemiology, pathology, molecular diagnostics, virology, toxicology, immunology, bacteriology, serology, foreign animal disease preparedness, and livestock infectious diseases).

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence has $450,000 available for projects related to poultry, swine, sheep, and goat production in the Commonwealth. The priority areas for research in this funding round are biosecurity, animal agriculture infrastructure, applied research, and food security.

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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

Livestock auction barns and markets, as a result of the federal order, have faced an undue burden and a significant financial loss due to a decrease in sales. We also remain committed to protecting the food supply and ensuring consumer confidence in agriculture at large.

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NASDA

JUNE 15, 2023

The bipartisan bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to confirm a regulatory path for non-nutritive animal food ingredients that act in the animal’s gut to provide production benefits, address human food safety concerns and affect the byproducts from digestion from the animal.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I grew up under the mentorship of my Dad, who is continuing to practice as a full-time livestock veterinarian after 51 years in practice,” Itle said. “My I have to admit that I always thought I’d follow in those footsteps because I loved practice, loved being with the animals, loved working with the producers.”

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Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

Meats is working to create opportunities for small farms and ranches to support a more localized food system. “We’re We’re living in a time when the health of our planet is in peril, and regenerative agriculture offers a beacon of hope,” Pollard tells Food Tank. “By An assessment by the U.N. Pollard said Cream Co.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

We are on the cusp of the deepest, fastest, most consequential disruption in food and agricultural production since the first domestication of plants and animals ten thousand years ago. The impact of this disruption on industrial animal farming will be profound. And these think tanks continue to crank out their nonsense.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Livestock Publications Council (LPC) annually inducts one of its distinguished leaders into the Hall of Fame. LPC’s Headliner Award Program, inaugurated in 1980, salutes an individual for meritorious service to the livestock industry. Advancing Animal Agriculture.”

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 4, 2024

“Pig farmers, they’re there 365 days a year taking care of those animals,” says McCleary, a fourth-generation farmer at McCleary Farms in West-Central Illinois. Going to Florida on vacation isn’t always an option for a livestock farmer. Today, the majority (75 percent) of U.S. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For too long, the conventional meat industry has been hyper-focused on efficiency and producing large amounts of cheap meat , while losing sight of the unintended consequences for livestock and farmers. Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

After years of philanthropic support for fisheries, water, and education, members of his generation (along with some of their elders) are not only accelerating that environmental focus, they’re applying it to food and agriculture in new ways. She’s also put millions of philanthropic dollars into a demonstration farm in Oregon.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When packers own animals, they are able to pull from their own supply when prices go up, instead of buying from farmers on the open market. This means that many farmers aren’t able to sell their livestock, losing income when the animals grow too large. With Niman Ranch, you know what you’re going to get,” says Wahl.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced it has joined the steering committee of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA). Livestock Marketing Association members have a front-row seat to a disturbing trend: the continued loss of livestock producers across the U.S.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 24, 2024

If you eat food, the Farm Bill impacts you. It has huge implications for food production, nutrition assistance, animal welfare, the environment, trade and much more. In these programs, the funds sometimes go to large-scale industrial animal agricu lture, which advocates argue a re not solutions at all. “A

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members. Photo courtesy of Trisha and Nolan Zachman The post Sustainability Means ‘Freedom to Really Farm How We Should Be Farming’ appeared first on Food Tank. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

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Food Tank

AUGUST 30, 2023

A version of this piece was featured in a special edition of Food Tank’s newsletter. I just returned from one of my favorite events, the Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Celebration in Des Moines, Iowa, at which Food Tank is honored to co-host an Educational Summit. These are stories that are too often ignored and forgotten.

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Agwired

JANUARY 17, 2024

Rabo AgriFinance , a subsidiary of Rabobank, a leading global food and agribusiness bank, announces the expansion and strengthening of the RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness (F&A) team in North America by welcoming Chase Beisly, Eric Gibson, Charlotte Talbott, and Matt Lewis to the growing team.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 5, 2024

Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members. Photo courtesy of the Boors The post Young Farmers Bring Small-scale, Humane Hog Farming Back to Iowa appeared first on Food Tank. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement? Become a member today by clicking here.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 1, 2023

Experts agree that limiting meat consumption or avoiding it altogether is the best way for individuals to reduce agricultural emissions that largely come from the rearing of livestock. That’s because, despite many Western countries’ love of meat, a lot of the animal protein produced is wasted. But it’s not the only solution.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Align yourself with a supporting organization Food and Water Watch addresses factory farming on a big-picture scale. Michaelyn Mankel of Food and Water Watch Iowa says connecting with others is valuable at that broader scope, too. “If Jennifer Breon of Food and Water Watch Iowa echoes this point. “I Find yours here.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members. Photo Courtesy of Gryffyn M, Unsplash The post Leather Companies Can Play a Critical Role in Stopping Deforestation appeared first on Food Tank. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement?

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Agwired

APRIL 2, 2024

Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tons (BMT), a slight decrease from 2022, according to the Alltech 2024 Agri-Food Outlook annual survey, now in its 13th year, which includes data from 142 countries and more than 27,000 feed mills.

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Food Tank

JULY 19, 2024

Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members. Photo courtesy of Ethan Roberts The post A Young Farmer Makes the Business Case for Humane Hog Farming appeared first on Food Tank. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement? Become a member today by clicking here.

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Agwired

JUNE 18, 2024

Flemming Award in Applied Science and Engineering for her contributions to the advancement of safeguarding livestock from endemic diseases and ensuring healthy and economically viable food systems and food security. FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative is pleased to welcome Michael Richter as their newest Member Services Representative.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

Agriculture is one of the most important industries in the world. It provides us with food, clothing and shelter. While farming may be your first thought when it comes to agricultural jobs, there are actually hundreds of different specialties and niches within the industry, from scientists to economists and more.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no doubt that industrial animal agriculture carries a laundry list of sins; greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water pollution and labor rights abuses are just a few examples. What is the “right” approach to meat? Questions such as who benefits? Who holds the power?

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Articles like the one you just read are made possible through the generosity of Food Tank members. Photo courtesy of Aaron Williams The post Finding Balance as a Sixth-Generation Pig Farmer appeared first on Food Tank. Can we please count on you to be part of our growing movement? Become a member today by clicking here.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2024

Join the Livestock Publications Council for the January Coffee and Collaboration on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10 a.m. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalism (IFAJ) and Alltech have opened nominations for the 2024 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program. No registration necessary! It’s open to members and non-members.

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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. western rangelands.

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Agwired

JUNE 24, 2024

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has released the white paper from the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium – Thriving in a Changing Landscape. The tactic paid off, as 20 years later, Leist came out on top in the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, hosted by Livestock Marketing Association.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) released its annual, “Our Industry, Our Promise,” report, detailing the operational challenges facing today’s animal feed and pet food manufacturers and actions the AFIA is taking to address them. The report provides an analysis of the animal food industry’s contribution to the U.S.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With sustainability and carbon reduction the main focus of food production right now, there was discussion at the recent CattleCon about breeding cattle to be more sustainable.

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Agwired

MARCH 18, 2024

To help consumers better identify yogurt, frozen yogurt, and other cultured dairy products containing live and active yogurt cultures, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is relaunching its Live & Active Cultures (LAC) Seal for manufacturers.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

“Enteric methane emissions [from cow burps and farts] alone would add at least 25 percent more to agricultural emissions by 2050, compared to 2010.” Energy production and animal agriculture are the leading producers of methane emissions. That is why we need urgent policy action to transform our food production systems.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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. Agriculture has become one of the most consolidated industries in the country.

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