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Family Farmer Finds a Connection to Eaters Through Livestock

Food Tank

Niman Ranch members uphold high standards of sustainable and humane farming practices, and they receive a stable, premium market for their pork products. 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.

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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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ALMDA Asks USDA to Delay Animal Disease Traceability Rule

Agwired

The American Livestock Markets and Dealers Association (ALMDA) has formally requested that USDA-APHIS delay the implementation or enforcement of the final rule on Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison (ADT Rule), scheduled to become effective today, November 5.

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Sustainability Means ‘Freedom to Really Farm How We Should Be Farming’

Food Tank

Niman Ranch farmers uphold high standards of sustainable and humane farming practices, and in return, they receive a guaranteed market for their pork products at a premium. Trisha says niche markets like this are critical to keeping small family farms like theirs alive. “If

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Letter Supporting Rural Veterinary Workforce Act

NASDA

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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Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle

NASDA

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 implore the agency to release guidance and financial support to dairy cattle auction barns and markets.

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Animal Ag News 2/3

Agwired

The United States Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. Beginning in 2025, proceeds from the sales of select Zoetis products in the cattle, pork and poultry markets will raise funds for Folds of Honor scholarships.

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