Agwired

JUNE 18, 2024

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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Science Animal Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture 45

Farmbrite

MARCH 2, 2023

This career field is as varied as the subject of agriculture itself is: there are dairy farmers, livestock ranchers, fruit growers, crop farmers, and organic farmers, just to name a few. Farmers are the people who grow crops and raise livestock, but they are also so much more.

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Agriculture Agriculture Science Livestock 52

Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

billion pounds of food waste into animal feed resulted in an approximate avoidance of 780,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) in 2023. This reduction is comparable to the greenhouse gas emissions produced by 185,641 gasoline-powered vehicles driven over the course of one year.

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Fertilizer Manufacturing Acre Compost 49

Agritecture Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

In the States, Sorghum is currently used mainly for creating biofuels and feeding livestock, but incorporating it into the American diet could have a long-lasting positive impact on our environment. is primarily turned into ethanol fuel and livestock feed—two of the most fossil-fuel intensive agricultural products. “If

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Grain Farming Farming Biofuel 52

Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Join the Livestock Publications Council for the November Coffee and Collaboration on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 12 p.m. The topic is “Where Are Red Meat Exports Heading?” ” with John Herath, U.S. Meat Export Federation Assistant Vice President, Communications.

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Ranching Manufacturing Supply Chain Marketing 45

Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

We’ve known for a very long time that the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture is really problematic for public health. the largest volume of antibiotics are used in animal agriculture. Also, the preventive dosing of animals with medically important drugs—that is, drugs for treating humans— is still routine.

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Supply Chain Food Animal Agriculture Farming 123

Modern Farmer

APRIL 15, 2024

These digesters are becoming more common, particularly at larger dairy operations housing thousands of cows, called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This is partially because they have been included as a key ingredient in the Biden administration’s pledge to reduce methane emissions in animal agriculture.

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Manure Production Farming Farming 141

Agwired

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To ensure the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) continues to meet its mission, the board of directors adopted the NIAA 2024 – 2026 Strategic Plan during their January 24, 2024, meeting. It’s the lowest inventory since 1951. Just four years ago, there were almost 95 million cattle in the U.S.

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Cattle Poultry Production Animal Agriculture 59

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

They help farmers and ranchers keep drinking water clean for our urban and rural communities, build soil resilience and limit the impacts of severe drought and flooding, provide healthy habitats for wildlife, mitigate agriculture’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and support farm operations that are productive and sustainable long-term.

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Ruralism Food Farming Farming 111

Civil Eats

MARCH 6, 2024

New research sheds light on the scope of the livestock industry’s influence over prominent agricultural research centers at two public universities. It’s a reference to cow’s greenhouse gas emissions, largely produced through belching , though passing gas contributes, too.

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Livestock Greenhouse Cattle Science 130

Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

They currently have 13 urban agricultural facilities, school gardens, hydroponic greenhouses, and soil-based farms. Their work tackles a range of food systems issues including food equity, animal agriculture, urbanization, food waste, seafood, and healthy and sustainable diets.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

One estimate, informed by USDA data, suggests that 99 percent of livestock grown in the US is raised in a CAFO. One of the greatest ways to battle industrial animal agriculture is by bolstering sustainable farm systems through policy. As of 2022, there were more than 21,000 large CAFOs in the US.

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Farming Farming Manure Industrial Agriculture 102

Modern Farmer

JULY 12, 2024

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, the same farmers struggling with the effects of climate change, like drought, are revolting against stricter regulations on pollution from livestock manure. It turns out that Democratic policies weren’t good then either, and our family ended up losing our farm.”

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Cultivation Cattle Science Ranching 67

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

One estimate, informed by USDA data, suggests that 99 percent of livestock grown in the US is raised in a CAFO. One of the greatest ways to battle industrial animal agriculture is by bolstering sustainable farm systems through policy. As of 2022, there were more than 21,000 large CAFOs in the US.

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Farming Farming Manure Industrial Agriculture 70

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. Read More: The FDA Is Still Not Tracking How Farms Use Antibiotics Ads for Livestock Antibiotics Fly in the Face of FDA Rules. PFAS Data Debate.

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Pesticide Food Animal Agriculture Poultry 136

Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Their program involves a seek investment of livestock or agriculture, followed by a formal mentorship, helping families build resilient businesses and training the next generation of leaders. Focusing on womens empowerment and sustainable agriculture, Heifer aims to foster lasting change from the ground up.

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Food Agriculture Agriculture Ruralism 102