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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. The counties’ pollution comes from food processing companies in the Port of Morrow.

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Letter to USDA Regarding H5N1 Outbreak in Dairy Cattle

NASDA

State departments of agriculture, like USDA, are dedicated to protecting farmers, farmworkers, and the workforce throughout the entire supply chain. As USDA continues to respond to this outbreak, we urge you to prioritize animal health and human health in the same manner you have dealt with H5N1 in poultry for many years.

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Animal Ag News 1/8

Agwired

The annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit will once again be held at the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta. The International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) offers attendees access to the latest in protein and feed technology through exhibits and educational programing.

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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

Cage Free: This term refers to poultry that is allowed to roam indoors without cages and have access to food and water. The process to be certified “USDA Organic” can be cumbersome for farmers, so the “ Certified Naturally Grown ” label uses the same requirements but is verified by a team of CNG farmers, not the USDA.

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Letter supporting Innovative FEED Act

NASDA

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. Sincerely, AB Vista Inc.

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Animal Ag News 9/3

Agwired

It also provides an inside look at efforts underway to usher the federal regulation of animal food into the 21st century and steps the industry is taking to better protect animal and human health while producing safer, more sustainable food. The issue has been brought to the national forefront in recent years, as the U.S.

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They Once Worked in Factory Farming. Not Anymore.

Modern Farmer

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their children. Now to have come through it, it’s been a long process,” says Boles. “It

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