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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

American Humane Certified: This certification is granted by American Humane to practitioners of animal agriculture. It uses a scientifically informed set of criteria to evaluate whether animals are being raised in suitable and healthy living conditions—everything from enough space to access to shade.

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Letter supporting America Grows Act

NASDA

James Winery Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council The Breakthrough Institute The Good Food Institute Turfgrass Producers International U.S. 1628) Download The post Letter supporting America Grows Act appeared first on NASDA.

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Animal Ag News 6/18

Agwired

Dairy Forage Research Center in partnership with UW–Madison CALS, the new facility and its associated buildings will house robotic milking systems, chambers for measuring greenhouse gas emissions, an advanced animal nutrition unit and state-of-the-art laboratories for agronomy and dairy science, as well as offices and a visitor center.

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Animal Ag News 10/8

Agwired

NEXT ENHANCE CGO Feed Solution is scientifically shown to help dairy farmers get more out of forage by optimizing dry matter intake per kilogram/pound of milk produced while maintaining milk production and body weight/condition. It is currently underway in three states: Oklahoma, Kansas, and Indiana.

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Member Spotlight: Barinaga Ranch

Caff

Small, pasture-based livestock operations that practice sustainable grazing are enhancing the environment in numerous ways; providing wildlife habitat, improving soil productivity, protecting watersheds, and sequestering atmospheric carbon in the soil through the enhancement of healthy forage plants and their root systems.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Expands the types of “new or innovative conservation approaches” funded through On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials to include on-farm nutrient recycling, perennial production systems including agroforestry and perennial forages and grain crops, and livestock-related practices that reduce GHG emissions including enteric methane emissions.

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Bird Flu May Be Driven By This Overlooked Factor

Civil Eats

a number of scientists are pointing to one factor that could be driving the spread of its virus and its spillover from wild birds to farm animals. Waterfowl—ducks, geese, and swans—are the primary host of the viruses, and large animal agriculture facilities are often found in close proximity to their remaining wetland habitats.

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