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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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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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Animal Ag News 8/26

Agwired

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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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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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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Denali Changes10 Billion Pounds of Organic Matter into Fertilizer

Agwired

billion pounds of food waste of which more than 75% was recycled into organic, nutrient-rich animal feed or made into customized formulations to address specific dietary concerns of cattle. billion pounds of food waste into animal feed resulted in an approximate avoidance of 780,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e) in 2023.