NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

Livestock auction barns and markets, as a result of the federal order, have faced an undue burden and a significant financial loss due to a decrease in sales. We implore the agency to release guidance and financial support to dairy cattle auction barns and markets.

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Food Politics

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

‘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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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 16, 2024

They’re tools for the meat and dairy industry to market their products. Other companies that use Alexandre as a supplier, whether for ice cream, cheese, or even toddler formula, have used marketing based off of Alexandre’s humanewashing and greenwashing, and reaped the benefits. And then there’s the halo effect.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The award annually honors a person from outside the livestock communications field for actions that produce a positive change in livestock production and marketing. The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia from November 7-9, 2023.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Not only does the law align with our animal care values, it also creates a stable market for crate-free pork that corporate commitments alone can’t provide. I’ve seen it time and time again: a company pledges to meet a certain attribute but walks it back with a leadership change or when market conditions shift.

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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. In 2022 lamb market prices fell by more than 50 percent across the U.S. “If lamb only for distributors that require it. “In

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

It also ensures a production system that is completely decentralized and much more stable and resilient than industrial animal agriculture with fermentation farms located in or close to towns and cities. In some markets, only a small percentage of the ingredients need to be replaced for an entire product to be disrupted.

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ProAg

OCTOBER 5, 2023

is encouraging Britain to open agricultural markets to U.S. However, negotiations have been challenging in the area of agriculture, as the U.K. objects to some animal-agriculture-related practices common in the U.S. Read more on the potential for new trade markets with the UK here. The post U.S.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 5, 2024

While this was common practice in the 1970s and 80s, the hog market consolidation and high land prices mean it’s no longer financially feasible for independent farmers to raise hogs and sell on the open market, and it’s extremely rare to see hogs outside of a confinement environment, the Boors say.

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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 niche markets like this are critical to keeping small family farms like theirs alive. “If

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Sincerely, National Organizations American Veterinary Medical Association American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition American Animal Hospital Association American Association of Avian Pathologists American Association of Bovine Practitioners American Association of Equine Practitioners American Association of (..)

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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. farmers and ranchers.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

One of the recommendations in this roadmap was that meat consumption should shift to favor lower-impact animals that still meet nutritional needs. This is in reference to the emissions produced by animal agriculture, which are the food items that have the greatest environmental impact. The post Food Was a Focus at COP28.

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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. According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange , a downward trend in U.S.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

While contract farming, or “factory farming,” has been exposed in the media for being exploitative of animals, the farmers who sign contracts with companies like Tyson, Perdue or other big players in animal agriculture also find themselves backed into a financial corner. The other hurdle is marketing.

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Agwired

MARCH 4, 2024

This year’s program focused on Super Bowl host market Las Vegas and throughout Nevada. The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the opening of registration for its 2024 Stakeholders Summit, themed “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The new claim is available for all yogurt makers.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 4, 2024

The McClearys raised pigs for generations, but they were forced to get out of the hog business—like many of their neighbors—during the hog market crash of 1998. A guaranteed market for their hogs has allowed McCleary to support his family on the farm without going into debt or taking an off-farm job.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

With the launch of a new program, Angus farmers and ranchers have the option to market their beef directly to consumers as CAB product. Livestock Marketing Association members have a front-row seat to a disturbing trend: the continued loss of livestock producers across the U.S.

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Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

These include economic pressures, consumer preferences and lobbying by large agricultural corporations. Meats works to connect small and medium-sized independent producers to distribution avenues and larger markets. “We’re To ensure the farms that Cream Co.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Congress Likely to Preserve OSHA Loophole That Endangers Animal Ag Workers A 2022 Civil Eats investigation found that a budget rider that prohibits OSHA from spending money to ​regulate small farms leaves most animal-ag operations without oversight. Lawmakers appear poised to renew the rider once again.

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Agwired

JANUARY 17, 2024

Rabobank’s RaboResearch F&A group is a global team of more than 80 analysts who monitor and evaluate global market events that affect food and agriculture worldwide. He brings a hands-on farming and livestock background combined with 10 years of industry experience in market research and data analysis and agricultural marketing.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I have worked as a producer, a private veterinarian, a livestock market veterinarian, a regulatory field veterinarian and a foreign animal disease diagnostician.

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Food Tank

JULY 19, 2024

Roberts’ family was “looking for a way out of the rat race of commodity farming” around the turn of the century, and his father learned about an alternative market for their hogs: Niman Ranch. Roberts says that joining Niman Ranch allowed the family to continue farming.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

That environmental focus that our generation has latched onto,” says their grandson Tom Walton, picking up the narration from his uncle in the marketing video posted by the Walton Family Foundation in 2018, “Sam and Helen taught us at an early age.” But alas, the country’s relationship with food is changing—and Walmart wants in.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 22, 2024

The title of Maisie Ganzler’s new book, You Can’t Market Manure at Lunchtime: And Other Lessons from the Food Industry for Creating a More Sustainable Company , was born out of an experience Ganzler had while operating as chief strategy and brand officer at Bon App é tit Management Company. And there’s a lot of different things in play.

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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The American Livestock Markets and Dealers Association (ALMDA) has formally requested that USDA-APHIS delay the implementation or enforcement of the final rule on Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison (ADT Rule), scheduled to become effective today, November 5.

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Civil Eats

MAY 22, 2024

In chicken, the four biggest companies —Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride (owned by JBS), Wayne-Sanderson Farms, and Mountaire—control more than half of the market. However, the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture is one activity that has driven the development of dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria. In the U.S.,

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Civil Eats

APRIL 3, 2024

Brooklyn Grange’s massive rooftop farms —which on a few acres produce more than 100,000 pounds of produce for markets, wholesale buyers, CSAs, and the city’s largest convention center each year—were not. In New York City, for example, the only U.S. city represented, seven community gardens run by AmeriCorps were included. The authors.

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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.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2024

A registered dietitian, Gerharter joined UDIM eight years ago, serving on the sports nutrition marketing team and health and wellness team before becoming Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Interim CEO. The Animal Agriculture Alliance is seeking applicants to join the rankings of Animal Ag Allies in 2024. 31 through Feb.

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Agwired

MARCH 12, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the finalization of Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act. The final rule will be effective 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.

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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

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Embarking on its 20th year of operation, Midan Marketing is a full-service marketing agency driven by a singular mission – to champion the value of meat. Co-founded in 2004 by ranch and farm kids, Michael Uetz and Danette Amstein, Midan Marketing initially served both meat and non-meat clients.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the support of a guaranteed market for his product through Niman Ranch, and its network of resources, Williams recently cut back on his pig production. And then I got married and started a family, and those 80-hour work weeks were not as enjoyable,” says Williams. “I

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Food Tank

JULY 14, 2023

“The very humane nature of how they raise their hogs with access to the outdoors, really reminded me of how I raised my 4-H animals [when I was a child]. The quality of meat, you can taste it…you can tell when an animal has been raised on bedding and dirt versus concrete.”

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Agwired

JULY 17, 2023

This bill would increase the funding authorization for the Dairy Business Innovation Act, which supports dairy businesses in the development, production, marketing, and distribution of dairy products.

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