Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

The report documents how India’s shrimp is farmed and processed by a highly exploited workforce, rife with horrific abuses, including child labor, sexual harassment, debt bondage, and forced labor—to then be sold to many of the largest U.S. It’s the first time that the virus—which has been circulating in wild birds and poultry the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Examples of these investments are the Meat and Poultry Programs (MP programs), such as the Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG), Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) and Intermediary Lending Program (MPILP) which have helped smaller plants scale up or prepare themselves for federal inspection utilizing different sized grants and loans.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Removing the current tax treatment of these awards will allow more ranchers and farmers in rural America to gain better access to a wide array of veterinary services needed for their livestock and poultry. In that time, NIFA received 2,061 applications from 1,451 unique applicants.

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Modern Farmer

JULY 5, 2024

Since 2022, there have been four cases reported in humans and, more recently, more than 100 herds of dairy cattle in the US alone. This month, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated its testing eligibility for cattle and said it would now cover some of the testing fees, to ensure any outbreaks are dealt with swiftly. Is beef ok?

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

After a record high in 2022, farm income is anticipated to decline by 22 percent in 2023. In 2022, landowners experienced record high farm income, with net farm income reaching $183 billion. Net Farm Income and Cash Farmer Income, Inflation Adjusted (billion dollars) Note: F = forecast. Livestock and Poultry: +17.9%

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

By: Ron Nichols, Understanding Ag, LLC Every day on his farm, Luke Bergler sees the connection between healthy soil, healthy grass, healthy animals and healthy people. When he pushes a shovel into the soft, well-aggregated soil on his 240-acre farm near Ridgeway, Minnesota, Bergler sees more earthworms than he ever thought imaginable.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

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. Based on 2016 and 2017 data from 22 cattle feedlots, nearly 80 percent of antibiotics were administered in feed.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The private member’s bill that aims to reduce the risk of biosecurity breaches from trespassers on farms has received final approval in the House of Commons. Bill C-275, brought forward by Conservative shadow minister for agriculture John Barlow, would update the Health of Animals Act to make it an offence to enter a place where.

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Daily Yonder

MARCH 14, 2024

A long awaited rule that changes which meat and poultry goods can bear the label “Product of U.S.A.” farmers and ranchers has been in decline in recent years as big corporations merge producers in the meat, poultry, and egg markets. From 2022 to 2023, net farm incomes dropped by $41.8 to be labeled “Product of U.S.A”

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Technology is transforming many traditional industries, and farming is no exception. Lets explore the landscape of modern farming and uncover the role data plays. Understanding Data-Driven Farming Farming today is more than just relying on instinct or what was done in the past. What Kind of Data is Being Used?

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NASDA

JUNE 15, 2023

farms and ranches. Dozens of countries have already approved these feed ingredients and those farmers and ranchers are safely using these products, yielding results that improve animal production and well-being, diminish pre-harvest food safety concerns, and boost sustainability opportunities for dairy, livestock and poultry farmers.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Photo credit: Matt Ryan/Sandra Wayman Editor’s Note: This blog post is a guest post authored by Gordon Merrick, Senior Policy and Programs Manager at the Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) and Mark Schonbeck, Research Associate, also at OFRF, which is an NSAC member.

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Trimble Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2024

Lower agricultural commodity prices are contributing to a decline in net farm income in 2024. This, combined with higher input costs, fewer government payments, and rising interest rates, is leading to a drop in net farm income. In 2024, net farm income is predicted to follow a similar pattern of decline.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 5, 2025

In the last article, farm records and account designs were discussed, where samples of three farm enterprises were considered. Farm records and accounts were designed for a crop farm, poultry enterprise, and cattle production.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Heaven’s Hollow Farm: A Soil for Water Case Study Jacob Gilley Madison County, Virginia Heaven’s Hollow Farm is a fourth-generation family farm that has been in operation since 1951. Jacob, his wife Jennifer, and their children operate the farm in Orange, Virginia.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Some of the terms used on food labels are official certifications, enforced by the USDA or a nonprofit entity, and the presence of the certification means that the farming operation has been verified in some way for compliance. Farms must provide proof to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service of free-range conditions.

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AgriLife Today

MAY 14, 2024

Texas A&M experts indicated a mixed bag of slight price increases and decreases for beef, pork and poultry throughout grilling season.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

APRIL 30, 2024

FAPRI’s report shows prices for many farm commodities have fallen sharply from 2022 peaks and will likely decline further for crops harvested in 2024 and beyond. As a result, net farm income is expected to hit the lowest level since 2020. Still, there’s no question farm finances are much tighter than they were just two years ago.”

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Farmbrite

MARCH 4, 2025

Whether you're a seasoned farmer or rancher , an aspiring farmer looking to venture intofarming or ranching, or a farm business owner who wants to have a strong plan as they transition into another farm business, its helpful to know how to write and use a business plan. It also shows commitment, professionalism, and organization.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Joshua Cave, Cave Family Farm in Pilot Mountain, North Carolina. In the 2022 Census, 116,617 farms reported more than $3.26B in direct to consumer sales, an increase of nearly $458 million from 2017 (a 16% increase), although fewer farms (a 19% decrease) reported engaging in direct sales.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Since taking the helm of the facility’s nutrition and dining services in 2018, he has worked to revamp the cuisine, including sourcing almost half of ingredients from farms and ranches within a 250-mile radius of the Sacramento Valley. Grazing cattle on pasture for the entirety of their lives, on the other hand, is far less productive.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 21, 2024

One of the biggest drivers for establishing Aleph Farms was to play meaningful roles in solving some of humanity’s biggest challenges, relating to food security, nature conservation, and climate action. And according to a report on human appropriation of land and food, poultry has a feed efficiency rate of 13 percent, pork 8.8

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The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 20, 2022

Are you interested in how to have a more ecologically and economically enriching grass farming experience? Steve Kenyon, farm business guru, who doesn’t really own land or cattle but successfully leaped into full-time farming more than a decade ago on rented land with custom-grazing agreements. I’ll answer that.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Replacement cattle, grazing and rangeland management among topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Beef Cattle Conference for Nolan and Fisher counties will be held Sept. Read More → The post Beef cattle conference to be held Sept. The post Beef cattle conference to be held Sept. 19 in Rotan.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

But this strategy is not just ensuring the long-term health of species, it is creating opportunities to preserve traditional culture, farm greener, prepare for more extreme weather and eat healthier. There are only around 900 cattle still in existence in all of France, and their presence in other countries is thought to be nonexistent.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The poultry industry in the U.S. This disease can have devastating effects on poultry farm operations and we want to help give you information to keep you informed. Talk to your veterinarian if you think that your flock or someone on your farm has become infected. No matter the size of your operation.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Catastrophe loomed everywhere I looked: in the dust bowls on the once-fertile plains of central Turkey, in the vanishing lakes of Mexico City, in the fetid cesspools outside the factory farms of North Carolina, in the disease-ravaged olive trees of Puglia, in the rapid wiping away of diverse food webs in every biome.

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Agwired

AUGUST 7, 2023

poultry team. Keith Fleetwood has joined the company as a poultry account manager and feed mill specialist. In that role, he will provide support related to specialty ingredient, nutrition and premix sales for the company’s commercial poultry customers. Alltech announced two additions to its U.S. Nominations are due Oct.

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Farmbrite

JANUARY 23, 2025

Animal Feed Recipes for Chicken, Cattle, Sheep, Goat, and Pig Feed Raising livestock can be a rewarding experience, whether you're doing it for fun, food, or as a full-time agricultural business. Local byproducts from farms, mills, or food processors (like unsold produce, leftover grains, or pulp) can be repurposed as animal feed.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of Jan. 1, 2025, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. The United States Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. There were 86.7 To protect U.S.

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Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Livestock health and wellness can directly impact the productivity, yields, product quality, and overall safety of livestock and the community served by your farm. The Benefits of Animal Wellness Practices on the Farm Animal wellness brings numerous benefits to your farm, enhancing the quality, productivity, health, and stability of animals.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Even farms not actively looking to improve their operations often use these events as an opportunity to talk shop and hear what other farmers are up to. There’s no better way to see and learn than by visiting other farms and hearing diverse perspectives. It depends on which management practices work best for the farm.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 16, 2024

By Linda Coffey, Margo Hale, and Dave Scott, NCAT Livestock Specialists With many parts of the country currently experiencing bitter temperatures, we’re re-posting this blog from March 2021 to offer potential livestock watering strategies for your farm during severe cold snaps. Her farm includes cattle, goats, poultry, and hogs.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

where over 170 attendees gathered to hear the latest ingredient, weather and market forecasts and discuss the ways this unique industry segment factors into cattle producers’ sustainability objectives. Committee members are professional specialists from different segments of the poultry and egg industry who represent a variety of disciplines.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of Jan. 1, 2024, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. Mikell Fries, Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton, Georgia, was elected chair of the board of directors of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). There were 87.2 Sponsored by the U.S.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Whether it's a cattle ranch, a dairy goat farm, a chicken poultry business, or anything in between, can be a complex and demanding task. A Comprehensive Solution for Diverse Livestock Farms Farmbrite isn't just for cattle ranches or sheep farms; it's a versatile solution that caters to a wide range of livestock producers!

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Agwired

JULY 11, 2024

Cattle producers discussed top issues facing the cattle industry including risk management, taxes, and business regulation. The 2024 National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry is specifically tailored to poultry facility and corporate safety personnel, providing key insights on important industry topics and government policy.

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