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A passion to help people through animal agriculture

AgriLife Today

Graduate student in Texas A&M’s Department of Poultry Science shares his path to working with avian genetics Kolton Witherspoon ’23 always knew he wanted to be a part of the agriculture industry. Read More → The post A passion to help people through animal agriculture first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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Local Activists in Animal Agriculture-Heavy Areas Fight Nitrate Pollution

Daily Yonder

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition.

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Family Farmer Finds a Connection to Eaters Through Livestock

Food Tank

Our area is very big into poultry. And getting into poultry got very, very expensive…because infrastructure [costs] really ramped up, says Hutton, who decided poultry farming was not the right fit for his family. Instead, the Huttons chose a different path. family farmers and ranchers.

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Animal health experts offer perspectives on future disease preparedness during NASDA Annual Meeting

NASDA

Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – At today’s National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2024 Annual Meeting , the Animal Agriculture Policy Committee hosted a panel focusing on recent outbreaks of H5 influenza in poultry and dairy populations and its impacts on “secure” plans for the livestock sector.

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Animal Ag News 2/3

Agwired

Beginning in 2025, proceeds from the sales of select Zoetis products in the cattle, pork and poultry markets will raise funds for Folds of Honor scholarships. Zoetis recently announced a new initiative, Patriots Pledge, to increase its support for Folds of Honor. Patriots Pledge will run from Memorial Day to Veterans Day.

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Animal Ag News 12/9

Agwired

Together, Zoetis and AgNext are poised to shape the future and set new standards for sustainable management practices using animal health and genetic data. The rendering industrys contributions to animal agricultures economic and environmental sustainability is vital, yet often overlooked when food and animal food production is discussed.

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Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence RFP

ATTRA

The Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence has $450,000 available for projects related to poultry, swine, sheep, and goat production in the Commonwealth. The priority areas for research in this funding round are biosecurity, animal agriculture infrastructure, applied research, and food security.

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