Agwired

AUGUST 26, 2024

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will begin accepting nominations for the fourth Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders. Members of the program work together on applied-learning, small-group capstone projects, which will incorporate topics of interest in animal agriculture.

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Civil Eats

MAY 15, 2024

a number of scientists are pointing to one factor that could be driving the spread of its virus and its spillover from wild birds to farm animals. 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.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Most recently, Denali launched depackaging technology across the US that automatically separates food from its packaging materials like plastic and cardboard, producing a cleaner stream of organic material that can be turned into animal feed, compost or converted into energy with anaerobic digesters.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

than it was for 2023, said Dr. Max Hawkins, global technical support for the Technology Group at Alltech. Harvest Analysis report which shows a combination of heavy early-season rains and late-season droughts has created distinct challenges for crop producers in the United States and indicates an overall moderate to high risk.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

WWF is also currently engaged, along with other key stakeholders in the supply chain, including slaughterhouses, tanneries, service providers, and industry organizations, in a pilot to connect traceability and monitoring tools using a leather supply-chain system run on blockchain technology.

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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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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. It will also include a proprietary technology platform to help farmers capture their on-farm data.

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Agwired

JUNE 4, 2024

pork industry’s role in global trade, animal health, and sustainability. Levelset consists of a blend of key technologies that synergistically supports natural resistance against diarrhea challenges while enhancing overall enteric health. In addition, Alltech will be hosting a business seminar at Expo on the U.S. swine business.

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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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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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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. 31 during the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), covering what the animal food industry can expect from U.S.

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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.

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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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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

“Enteric methane emissions [from cow burps and farts] alone would add at least 25 percent more to agricultural emissions by 2050, compared to 2010.” Energy production and animal agriculture are the leading producers of methane emissions. has avoided directly tackling the issue through policy.

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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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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

MARCH 12, 2024

Researchers at the Agricultural Research Service’s (USDA-ARS) Eastern Regional Research Center in Wyndmoor, Pa., used a novel thermal technology that pasteurizes eggs and inactivates Salmonella cells with a short processing time.

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Agwired

APRIL 2, 2024

The overall lower demand for feed was due, in part, to the more efficient use of feed made possible by intensive production systems that focus on using animal nutrition, farm management and other technologies to lower feed intake while producing the same amount of protein, or more.

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Agwired

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.

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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. is primarily turned into ethanol fuel and livestock feed—two of the most fossil-fuel intensive agricultural products. “If

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Agwired

APRIL 1, 2024

The world’s largest pork-specific trade show returns with more than 700 booths showcasing the latest pork production technology and services. Many agricultural producers, including Alltech customers, have been devastated by the recent wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

At CattleCon25 in San Antonio today, Ranchbot Monitoring Solutions announced the launch of Trough Direct, a stand-alone trough monitor with direct satellite connectivity enabling near real-time water level monitoring and consumption data through the MyRanchbot app.

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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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Agwired

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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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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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

NASDA urges providing $1 million to APHIS to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines and other imports that could transfer foreign animal diseases that will devastate the U.S. livestock industry. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Programs a.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Centre d’Etude Régional pour l’Amélioration de l’Adaptation à la Sécheresse (CERAAS) , Senegal CERAAS works to improve quality of life in West and Central Africa and alleviate the negative impacts of drought and agricultural production to minimize food shortages. Hunger , United States U.S.

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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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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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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. This is about allowing a technology to be developed and potentially marketed.” Our family struggled coming out of the ’80s.

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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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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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Agwired

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Targeted livestock grazing is a successful and cost-efficient method to manage cheatgrass in the U.S. western Great Plains when timed to coincide with cheatgrass growth rather than based solely on the time of year, according to a recent study published by USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL).

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Agwired

MARCH 10, 2025

Troy Sander , a Kansas cattle producer and president of the Kansas Livestock Association, appeared before the House Agriculture Committee urging policymakers to pass a Farm Bill, pass tax legislation to protect family farms and ranches, and strengthen policies that protect our food security.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Brownfield Ag News is relaunching its popular Weekly Livestock Market Update on January 10, 2025. With Browns departure from the university, Brownfield is relaunching with a new team of livestock economists. Dedicated viewers tune in to watch the program and subscribe to the programs companion e-newsletter.

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