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How the food industry exerts influence II: climate scientists (meat industry)

Food Politics

The animal agriculture industry, US universities, and the obstruction of climate understanding and policy. In the subsequent 17 years, numerous studies have attributed significant climate change impacts to livestock. The study: Morris, V., Jacquet, J. Climatic Change 177 , 41 (2024). What might explain this?

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Solutions Hub Launched at COP29 to Equip Livestock Sector with Innovations for Low-Emissions Animal Agriculture

Farming First

A new hub launched at the COP29 climate talks will provide a one-stop-shop for solutions to help the livestock sector in developing countries meet rising demand for animal-source foods while keeping emissions to a minimum.

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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.

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Family Farmer Finds a Connection to Eaters Through Livestock

Food Tank

He could become a livestock farmer by using existing infrastructure or building barns that could be repurposed for other ventures if he decided to change course. Livestock changes the focus of everything, he says. This allowed Hutton to diversify his income without going into debt. Become a member today by clicking here.

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Animal health experts offer perspectives on future disease preparedness during NASDA Annual Meeting

NASDA

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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The FDA’s somewhat good news on antibiotic use in farm animals (if we believe it)

Food Politics

According to an analysis published in September by the Natural Resources Defense Council and One Health Trust, medically important antibiotics are increasingly going to livestock instead of humans. The use of antibiotics in animal agriculture is a long-standing issue. By 2020, it rose to 69 percent. Does the FDA check?

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The COP-28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai—items

Food Politics

The lunch menu: The summit is featuries roughly two-thirds plant-based menu to highlight the link between greenhouse gas emissions and livestock. International Dairy Federation & European Dairy Association s ide event : How Animal Source Food Nourishes The World In Times of Climate Change. But the meat industry is fighting back.

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