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The latest developments on the cultivated meat front

Food Politics

Read more. ‘Meating’ demand: Animal-based proteins versus cell-based agriculture As demand for meat and poultry continues to grow, Food Manufacture explores what is driving sales of animal-based protein and whether or not the advent of cell-based meat is truly the herald of things to come, or a half-baked pipedream limited by a lack of resources….

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Factory Farms Explained

Modern Farmer

But industrial animal agriculture comes with a lot of downsides. Large CAFOs can create pollution for nearby communities and the environment, as well as raise animal rights issues. As a result, critics are branded as “anti-agriculture” when in fact, the opposite is true. Photography via Shutterstock. What’s the problem?

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Toxic PFAS are Everywhere, and Remain Largely Unregulated

Modern Farmer

Since then, high-profile cases have been brought against PFAS manufacturers, including one that resulted in a $671-million settlement in 2017 on behalf of West Virginians near the DuPont Washington Works plant, who were experiencing a myriad of health problems, from birth defects to cancer.

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The FDA Is Still Not Tracking How Farms Use Antibiotics

Civil Eats

Collecting that farm-level data is a critical missing piece in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) five-year plan , launched in 2019, to improve “antimicrobial stewardship” in animal agriculture, advocates say. Now, the deadline is approaching. Neither effort has proven very effective. It’s really good data.”

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Animal Ag News 11/11

Agwired

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. Legacy Feed was created in 2022 as a partnership between Signature Farms, LP and Keystone Cooperative.

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Animal Ag News 9/11

Agwired

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced it has joined the steering committee of the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA). The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program kicks off on September 11. WATT Global Media has launched its new Feed Mill of the Future website.

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Animal Ag News 9/3

Agwired

feed and pet food manufacturers and actions the AFIA is taking to address them. The report provides an analysis of the animal food industry’s contribution to the U.S. Two projects to help small meat processors manage wastewater have been funded by the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture.

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