NASDA

JUNE 15, 2023

The bipartisan bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to confirm a regulatory path for non-nutritive animal food ingredients that act in the animal’s gut to provide production benefits, address human food safety concerns and affect the byproducts from digestion from the animal. Herschel J.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

We are on the cusp of the deepest, fastest, most consequential disruption in food and agricultural production since the first domestication of plants and animals ten thousand years ago. The impact of this disruption on industrial animal farming will be profound. And these think tanks continue to crank out their nonsense.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Livestock Publications Council (LPC) annually inducts one of its distinguished leaders into the Hall of Fame. LPC’s Headliner Award Program, inaugurated in 1980, salutes an individual for meritorious service to the livestock industry. Advancing Animal Agriculture.”

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ATTRA

JULY 29, 2024

An international team of scientists concluded that when social, economic, and political factors are considered, intensive animal agriculture could contribute to the risk of infectious diseases developing.

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Agwired

JUNE 14, 2024

Daniel Lefebvre, President, ICAR, and Brent Kemp, President and CEO, AgGateway Representatives from AgGateway and the International Committee on Animal Recording (ICAR) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) designed to improve digital interoperability in animal agriculture applications.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no doubt that industrial animal agriculture carries a laundry list of sins; greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water pollution and labor rights abuses are just a few examples. Not only that, but animal husbandry also has significant cultural value and eating animal products can have health benefits.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

DMI) New Product Competition for college students is accepting entries for 2024. The competition seeks innovative dairy product concepts and is open to undergraduate and graduate students in the U.S. More information is available at www.usdairy.com/research-resources/new-product-competition. The Dairy Management Inc.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Niman Ranch farmers and ranchers adhere to high standards of sustainable and humane farming practices, and in exchange, they receive a guaranteed market for their product and access to a network of resources. This means that many farmers aren’t able to sell their livestock, losing income when the animals grow too large.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transfarmation and Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health focus on the experience within the animal agriculture industry. The plant was originally sold as both a cheap feed for livestock and a way to replenish soil, but eventually lost favor due to its aggressive growth.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 20, 2023

.” Itle was raised on her family’s dairy farm, participating in all the chores that come with the job from milking the cows to delivering the final products. I grew up under the mentorship of my Dad, who is continuing to practice as a full-time livestock veterinarian after 51 years in practice,” Itle said. “My

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Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) finds that if farmers and ranchers continue to produce the same amount of livestock, but employ tactics used by the lowest 10 percent of greenhouse gas emitters, overall emissions from the industry could decrease by 30 percent. An assessment by the U.N. Pollard said Cream Co.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 24, 2024

It has huge implications for food production, nutrition assistance, animal welfare, the environment, trade and much more. This would significantly hinder animal welfare protections at the state or local level, such as state laws banning the practice of housing pregnant pigs in gestation crates.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 4, 2024

“Going to Florida on vacation isn’t always an option for a livestock farmer. pork production comes from large operations with 5,000 or more pigs, according to the latest Census of Agriculture, and the animals are most often kept in crowded confinement buildings without fresh air or sunshine.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Over the past four decades, beef production has been the main driver of deforestation and conversion of habitat in South America. Leather is a byproduct of beef production, but it can play an oversized role in eliminating deforestation and conversion of the continent’s ecosystems. Traceability and transparency are core to this vision.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

A lot of their customers are very passionate about using their products,” says Williams. He continued the family tradition and within five years of taking over the family farm, he had quadrupled the size of his father’s business in terms of pig production. They’ve been in business for 25 years, they are very stable.

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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

JUNE 24, 2024

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has released the white paper from the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium – Thriving in a Changing Landscape. The tactic paid off, as 20 years later, Leist came out on top in the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, hosted by Livestock Marketing Association.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2024

Join the Livestock Publications Council for the January Coffee and Collaboration on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10 a.m. The International Federation of Agricultural Journalism (IFAJ) and Alltech have opened nominations for the 2024 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program. No registration necessary! It’s open to members and non-members.

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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. The deadline for nominations is Oct.

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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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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

JANUARY 17, 2024

The F&A team discerns key insights into agricultural markets; conducts in-depth analysis of the factors that drive sector success or failure; and examines megatrends that ultimately influence clients’ business strategies. Beisly holds a Master of Science in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Missouri.

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Agwired

JULY 17, 2023

Performance Livestock Analytics (PLA), a leader in data analytics solutions for livestock producers, announced its separation from Zoetis. The newly independent PLA business is led by its original founders, Dane Kuper and Dustin Balsley, and with financial investment from Builders VC.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With sustainability and carbon reduction the main focus of food production right now, there was discussion at the recent CattleCon about breeding cattle to be more sustainable.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 1, 2023

Avoid animal products. Experts agree that limiting meat consumption or avoiding it altogether is the best way for individuals to reduce agricultural emissions that largely come from the rearing of livestock. That’s because, despite many Western countries’ love of meat, a lot of the animal protein produced is wasted.

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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

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.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

It also called for expanding public transport to six times the current rates and pointed to the need to drastically slow rates of deforestation, phase out coal, and speed other industries, such as electric vehicles, and cement and steel production, to further their emissions reductions. The world has seen the devastation wrought by just 1.1C

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

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 they quickly saw that the change was a success: “Moving them out on pasture…they just thrive out there giving birth, and they’re happy.”

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Agwired

MARCH 18, 2024

To help consumers better identify yogurt, frozen yogurt, and other cultured dairy products containing live and active yogurt cultures, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) is relaunching its Live & Active Cultures (LAC) Seal for manufacturers.

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Agwired

JUNE 4, 2024

Designed for maximum impact during three different life stages of production, pre-farrow sows, suckling pigs and weaned pigs — Levelset is an exceptional tool in any production strategy. The business seminar on “Challenging Health and Productivity – How does the U.S. swine business.

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Food Tank

JULY 19, 2024

When his agriculture professors taught about conventional hog production, he would ask questions like, “What about letting these animals get outside a little bit?” These big universities, the agricultural departments are pretty much paid off by Big Agriculture,” says Roberts.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 5, 2024

that uphold high standards of sustainable and humane farming practices in exchange for a guaranteed market for their product, in addition to a strong support system. Niman Ranch is a network of more than 600 small and mid-size farmers and ranchers across the U.S.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Smithfield Foods will close its Charlotte, North Carolina, pork-processing plant and transfer production to its Tar Heel, North Carolina, facility to increase efficiency and better utilize existing capacity. The Livestock Publications Council will hold its October Coffee and Collaboration on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10 a.m.

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Caff

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

I enjoy poring over pasture data to plan my grazing rotation, or planning the projects we have undertaken to sequester carbon in the soil and improve our pasture productivity. I love answering emails from customers or potential customers, filling their orders for lamb or fiber products, and meeting them should they visit the ranch.

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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. The Add Milk! Innovations such as Bovaer will help U.S.

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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. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase production and develop the sorghum marketplace. However, sorghum in the U.S.

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