Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

There, Executive Director Jonathan Foley pointed out that the vast majority of food system emissions come from a few big sources: meat and dairy production, deforestation and other land use change (a large portion of which is linked to animal agriculture), and food waste. As Goswami at UCS noted, that broader context is essential.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Alan Lewis, a food and agriculture policy expert with Natural Grocers, puts it this way: If Walmart executives are serious about being a regenerative company, “they’re saying we are going to downsize our agricultural supply chains, integrate all of those external costs into our margins, and price things accordingly.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Foreign Agricultural Service’s Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC) for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting Seeds. The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) announced that Gina Tumbarello, AFIA’s senior director of global strategies, policy and trade, has been reappointed to serve on the U.S.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Experimental lines of field corn developed by a team of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists will usher in new commercial hybrids offering high-methionine grain.

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Agwired

MAY 13, 2024

Kansas State University announced that ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition, has pledged $1 million to the university’s Global Center for Grain and Food Innovation , one of four new or renovated facilities included in the university’s visionary Agriculture Innovation Initiative led by the College of Agriculture.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

Agricultural and Food Science Technicians Agricultural and Food Science Technicians perform a variety of tasks related to the development, production, and testing of agricultural products. They often work in laboratories or greenhouses where they conduct experiments on plants and animals.

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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

JANUARY 7, 2025

This year’s topic will be “Effectively Communicating Sound Science and the Value of Animal Agriculture to Society.” This program introduces attendees to a group of outstanding students from international and domestic agriculture colleges and universities. 10 at 3 p.m. Other reports scheduled for release on Jan.

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Agwired

JULY 31, 2023

Cattle ranchers and social media influencers Natalie Kovarik and Brandi Buzzard are two of the mentors set to advise participants in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program, which begins on September 11. as well as collegiate clubs and classes.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

GRAIN , International Working across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, GRAIN supports small farmers and social movements trying to achieve community-controlled food systems that prioritize biodiversity. GRACE is behind FoodPrint, a project that raises awareness of food systems issues through reports and other resources.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

GRAIN , International GRAIN partners with small-scale farmers and social movements across Asia, Africa, and Latin America to promote community-driven, biodiversity-focused food systems. The Center addresses critical issues like food equity, animal agriculture, food waste, and the intersection of diets and climate resilience.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Going forward, he argued, policy conversations should prioritize transitioning away from industrial animal agriculture, which also depends on fertilized corn for feed. Volatile prices make it nearly impossible for farmers to plan ahead or transition to more diverse cropping systems that require less fertilizer use.”

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

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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Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

No matter the perception of reality, animal agriculture is still the second-largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions behind fossil fuels and is the number one cause of deforestation and biodiversity loss. It turns out that Democratic policies weren’t good then either, and our family ended up losing our farm.”

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Civil Eats

JUNE 12, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been working to reign in the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture—which contributes to the problem—for more than a decade. Farmers and Ranchers Head to DC to Level the Playing Field Eating Well Is Also Better for the Planet.

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

Members of Congress will likely reapprove a policy that may be obscuring the deaths of hundreds of animal agriculture workers—and which leaves the vast majority without any oversight or protection—despite concerns from worker advocates and a key legislator. from OSHA oversight.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But it’s a top priority for many organic farmers who feel they’re being undercut by companies that want to cash in on higher prices for organic while raising animals primarily indoors on large industrial farms. Read More: Inside the Rural Resistance to CAFOs Animal Agriculture Is Dangerous Work. temporarily to work on farms.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

DECEMBER 12, 2022

And just this year, Russia bombed the Ukrainian port of Odessa to disrupt grain exports. But the role of agriculture in climate change, including animal agriculture, was not a significant part of the public conversation back then. The Germans starved Leningrad during World War II.

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