Agwired

JULY 17, 2023

Performance Livestock Analytics (PLA), a leader in data analytics solutions for livestock producers, announced its separation from Zoetis. Poultry & Egg Association , is scheduled for Aug. Poultry & Egg Association , is scheduled for Aug. 14-16 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Destin, Fla.

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Agwired

AUGUST 13, 2024

The National Pork Board (NPB) partnered with the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) to convene a group of public health, animal health and swine professionals in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to build relationships and explore opportunities for One Health collaborations. western rangelands.

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Agwired

AUGUST 7, 2023

poultry team. Keith Fleetwood has joined the company as a poultry account manager and feed mill specialist. In that role, he will provide support related to specialty ingredient, nutrition and premix sales for the company’s commercial poultry customers. Alltech announced two additions to its U.S.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will accept nominations and applications for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders through November 17. Harvest Analysis uncovers the true threat mycotoxins pose to animals and producers. The Alltech 2024 U.S.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences awarded Nicolas DiLorenzo one of two grants totaling $10 million to reduce livestock methane emissions. Their work will create livestock feed additives to reduce the amount of methane produced during the digestive process.

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Agwired

JUNE 3, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory and its past and present contributions to the livestock industry and scientific community. for USPOULTRY ’s 2024 Poultry Processor Workshop.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Purina Animal Nutrition, along with the Land O’Lakes Foundation, is announcing its new scholarship program designed to assist students involved in agriculture and livestock production in pursuing their passions and further their educations. Scholarship applications will be accepted August 28 through October 12.

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Agwired

APRIL 1, 2024

A coalition of meat and poultry industry groups said the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA or the Agency) proposed wastewater guidelines will cost hundreds of millions more than Agency estimates, eliminate tens of thousands of jobs and close many processing facilities, resulting in hardship for livestock and poultry producers.

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Agwired

JUNE 18, 2024

Flemming Award in Applied Science and Engineering for her contributions to the advancement of safeguarding livestock from endemic diseases and ensuring healthy and economically viable food systems and food security. Effective hatchery and breeder management is one of many crucial factors in a successful poultry operation.

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Agwired

JULY 10, 2023

The USDA Agricultural Research Service ‘s National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) has collected and preserved more than one million samples from over 64,000 animals across the United States. The funding supports student recruitment at colleges and universities that cultivate careers in the poultry and egg industry.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

PSB Industries , a specialist in the design and fabrication of systems for dehydrating and purifying gasses and liquids, highlights the reliability and efficiency of its Deoxo and TSA Dryer Package for the livestock sector. poultry industry provides 2,012,560 jobs, $132.7 A dynamic and integral part of the national economy, the U.S.

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Agwired

JULY 24, 2023

After a yearlong search, Purdue Animal Sciences has selected Hattie Duncan to lead its livestock judging team as well as the department’s newly formed livestock judging program. Poultry & Egg Association. Duncan is a Wingate, Indiana, native who was raised on a Hereford cattle farm.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), will now fund Virtual Fencing (VF) projects for producers. VF is a precision livestock management tool that creates an enclosure, barrier, or boundary without a physical fence.

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Agwired

AUGUST 5, 2024

animal food products are safe – the ultimate goal of the industry’s customers at home and abroad. Department of Agriculture has extended the 60-day comment period for their latest Packers and Stockyards proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” by 15 days to Sept.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Air Quality Task Force (AAQTF). Livestock Publications Council (LPC) annually inducts one of its distinguished leaders into the Hall of Fame. USPOULTRY will host its annual Poultry Market Intelligence Forum at the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Ga.

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Agwired

MARCH 18, 2024

Purina Animal Nutrition, along with the Land O’Lakes Foundation, has opened its scholarship program designed to assist students with experience in agriculture and livestock production in pursuing their passions and furthering their educations.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Livestock Publications Council will hold its October Coffee and Collaboration on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10 a.m. As seedstock producers, Bruner Angus Ranch and Wendel Livestock, in North Dakota, were focused on raising herd sires and replacement heifers for customers.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Farm Journal Foundation is launching a new effort to help states develop infrastructure to recruit and support veterinarians working in rural areas, with the aim of addressing the national shortage of veterinarians who specialize in treating poultry and livestock. 10, 2025.

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Agwired

JUNE 11, 2024

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the largest and oldest livestock association in the Southwest, announced applications are now open for the fall 2024 internship programs. Half-price registration is available now until June 30 for $125. From July 1 to Aug. 2, registration costs $250. Student registration is $50.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Join the Livestock Publications Council for the November Coffee and Collaboration on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 12 p.m. the research is part of the Association’s comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing. The topic is “Where Are Red Meat Exports Heading?”

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The American Livestock Markets & Dealers Association (ALMDA) has named Tim Niedecken as its new Chief Executive Officer. A leader in both the agricultural world and association management, Niedecken assumed the role on September 1, 2023.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

His mom, Christy Walton—widow to Sam’s son John—has a net worth of about $11 billion, which she has used to fund restaurants, large ocean aquaculture projects, and a 40,000-acre ranch that offers a “regenerative experience” to tourists and has acted as a site for research on land and livestock management.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jim Costa (D-CA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, led 19 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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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Civil Eats

MAY 15, 2024

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. poultry production. have been farmworkers in the dairy and poultry industries. have been farmworkers in the dairy and poultry industries.

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Agwired

APRIL 2, 2024

Global animal feed production remained steady in 2023 at 1.29 billion metric tons (BMT), a slight decrease from 2022, according to the Alltech 2024 Agri-Food Outlook annual survey, now in its 13th year, which includes data from 142 countries and more than 27,000 feed mills.

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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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Agwired

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association , the oldest and largest livestock association in the Southwest, announced the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to develop future land and livestock stewards and leaders. Sponsored by the U.S.

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APRIL 23, 2024

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) welcomed members and guests to Kansas City for the 2024 Annual Conference, The Next Generation of Animal Agriculture. The county level estimates are for all livestock classes as well as crops.

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MAY 6, 2024

The Meat Institute has created a best practices document to help the meat and poultry industry prevent child labor and identity fraud. The document, the “Meat and Poultry Industry Best Practices: Workforce Age Verification” can be found here. Register to attend at www.nass.usda.gov/Education_and_Outreach/Meeting/index.php.

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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. The award pays tribute to individuals for “sustained and exemplary service” to the poultry and egg industry.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This is a misguided effort by federal bureaucrats that will not make a meaningful difference to the success of the species but will impose a severe burden on rural communities and livestock producers. The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership following its fall board meeting, held Nov.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Excessive proposed cost-share payments for livestock feed management. Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that provides farmers and ranchers with financial cost-share assistance and technical assistance to implement conservation practices on working agricultural land.

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Agwired

JULY 1, 2024

Department of Agriculture announced new action to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan for a fairer, more competitive, and more resilient meat and poultry supply chain. The funding is available through the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) budget. With more than $2.5

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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. Foster Farms is a poultry company that sells chicken and chicken products in chain grocery stores across the country. In the end, they voted to maintain the one-mile setback, but only for poultry CAFOs.

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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. Foster Farms is a poultry company that sells chicken and chicken products in chain grocery stores across the country. In the end, they voted to maintain the one-mile setback, but only for poultry CAFOs.

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Agwired

AUGUST 20, 2024

The Harris campaign rhetoric unfairly targets the meat and poultry industry and does not match the facts. Prices that livestock producers receive for their animals are also heavily influenced by supply and demand. Food prices continue to come down from the highs of the pandemic. Prices for meat are based on supply and demand.

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