National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Each year, USDA spends billions purchasing food for schools, food pantries, and community nutrition programs across rural and urban settings. This concentration is better highlighted within poultry purchases. of all USDA’s poultry purchases. Contracts with Tyson Foods accounted for 42.5%

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Research also shows that beef from cattle raised strictly on grass is more nutritious than conventional beef, although it’s not yet clear how regenerative practices may impact those findings. Grazing cattle on pasture for the entirety of their lives, on the other hand, is far less productive. Cumulatively, the U.C.

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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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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Recent Actions In recent years, and most noticeably during the supply chain disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, several agencies within the USDA – including Rural Development and the Agricultural Marketing Service – have helped direct critical funding specifically to small and very small meat processing plants.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 16, 2024

Her farm includes cattle, goats, poultry, and hogs. Heated poultry waterer and heated bucket. By Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) This 40-page document is loaded with information and excellent illustrations and photos and lays out options for providing water to livestock, primarily cattle.

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Trimble Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Livestock and Poultry: +17.9% Dairy, chicken eggs, and poultry are down due to low prices. However, cattle and calves are expected to see an increase this year, thanks to low volume driving higher prices. Overall, production costs are predicted to increase by 6.9 percent in 2023 after accounting for inflation. percent from 2022.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) shared updated information about disaster relief programs available to cattle producers impacted by Hurricane Helene and opportunities to support disaster recovery through NCBA state affiliates. Applications for the public policy and meetings and events internships close October 11.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

USPOULTRY will host its annual Poultry Market Intelligence Forum at the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Ga. The program will feature economic industry experts offering their insights on the current state of the global poultry industry and their forecasts for 2025. on Wednesday, Jan.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The campaign, Raised with Respect , centers on the common ground found between cattle producers and beef consumers, with a focus on animal welfare and beef sustainability. Poultry & Egg Association ’s Harold E. The Conference recognizes 4-H members who have excelled in their states in poultry learning experience activities.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Other recent grantees have included the Center for Rural Affairs, the National Young Farmers Coalition, the Soil Health Institute, and the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation. As research and reporting began to call significant attention to the company’s negative effects on rural economies and the environment , Harold Lee Scott, Jr.,

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Todays Farmer Magazine

APRIL 28, 2023

Cattle, hog, poultry and milk prices all increased in 2022. One factor that could explain this projected drop in farm income is the state’s livestock receipts, which were impacted by the nationwide drought that reduced cattle inventories and sale of live animals, according to RaFF interim director Scott Brown.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Kansas State University is joining a new pilot program from Farm Journal Foundation to support veterinary students in their career development and address the national shortage of rural, food-systems veterinarians. Additionally, the virus has been transmitted to commercial dairy cattle, and several human infections have been reported. “The

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Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

He didn’t travel to the rural area for any of his job responsibilities; he was there to document injustice. Some Lawmakers Want to Clean Up the Market Diving—and Dying—for Red Gold: The Human Cost of Honduran Lobster Avian Flu Spreads to Cattle. since late 2021—has spread to cattle, according to the Center for Disease Control.

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The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

Last fall, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and more than 150 other organizations, including nutrition, sustainable farming, rural development, racial equity, labor, and environmental groups, sent a joint letter to President Biden, urging him to prod Congress to pass a new farm bill this year that transforms the US food system.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Over the past year, cattle producers had the opportunity to harness the therapeutic potential of Pennchlor (chlortetracycline Type A medicated article), coupled with the coccidiosis control and performance enhancements offered by Rumensin (monensin Type A medicated article) in their starter rations. This latest proposed rule from the U.S.

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Agwired

JANUARY 13, 2025

National FFA Officer Candidates will be attending the International Poultry Expo (IPE), part of the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), as a result of the USPOULTRY Foundation s ongoing initiative to further attract the best and brightest students to the poultry and egg industries.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Virtually every crop and commodity produced in Georgia has been seriously damaged, including poultry, cotton, timber, beef cattle, blueberries, pecans, peanuts, tobacco, vegetables, citrus, soybeans, nursery crops, and dairy.” ” Sen. ” Senate hearing - Sen. . ” Senate hearing - Sen. Small (3:53)

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Among those efforts are the $10 million Meat and Poultry Supply Chain Resiliency Grant Program made available through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and the Meat Talent Development Program, funded by $5 million in ARPA money. “We When I first opened my doors, summer was dead,” Lautsbaugh recalled as he gave an Aug.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Representatives Tracey Mann (KS-01) and Jim Costa (D-CA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, led 19 of their colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. According to the U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 20, 2024

Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program: This grant program invests in small to midsize meat processing operations, allowing them to expand their capacity to process for local and regional markets. However, many of these programs have already spent their allotted funds or will expire by 2025.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Rebel Ventures puts youth at the center of innovating nutritious, enjoyable meals for Philadelphia students, while the Yum Yum Bus , the brainchild of school nutrition workers, ensures that all children who need summer meals get them in rural North Carolina. Meanwhile, in the U.S.,

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 5, 2025

And pastured poultry and other things. He just emailed me the following (I've taken the liberty to clean up some grammatical issues due to German-English idiomatic differences): I follow your blog and liked your blog article about the poultry disease opinion not to kill all but leave the healthy ones.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Farmers, media, and rural leaders gathered at Crescent Meats in Cadott to learn more about the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program and the area’s designation as a Rural Partners Network community. WFU member and Crescent Meats owner Wayne Lautsbaugh has been awarded a $1.5

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Agwired

JULY 1, 2024

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) expanded ELAP through the rule-making process to assist with a portion of financial losses resulting from reduced milk production when cattle are removed from commercial milking in dairy herds having a confirmed positive H5N1 test. With more than $2.5

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NASDA

JANUARY 16, 2025

We represent farmers, ranchers, growers, hunters, forest owners, conservationists, cooperatives, state departments of agriculture, renewable fuel producers and agribusinesses nationwide encompassing all aspects of American agriculture, food, nutrition and rural America and we look forward to Ms. Rollins strong leadership at the U.S.

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NASDA

APRIL 4, 2025

We are confident that Judge Vadens leadership alongside Secretary Brooke Rollins will ensure USDA remains a strong advocate for farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses, and rural communities. Judge Vadens qualifications are further underscored by his prior Senate confirmations both as General Counsel for USDA and as a federal judge.

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Agwired

MARCH 10, 2025

While a biosecurity manager plays a key role in creating and maintaining biosecurity plans, everyone on a cattle operation has a part to play in protecting cattle health. Poultry & Egg Association s (USPOULTRY) Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has an array of programs aimed at farmers growing food that supports rural communities and the environment, but its own purchasing has long revolved around sourcing the cheapest foods available. In 2022, the USDA spent more than $60 million on pork and chicken from JBS and its poultry company, Pilgrim’s Pride.

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Agwired

APRIL 2, 2025

poultry, Australia for beef, and Japan for rice. NCBA will continue engaging with the White House to ensure fair treatment for Americas cattle producers around the world and optimize opportunities for exports abroad. “When you look a little bit, it’s not a pretty picture, and we don’t like it and it’s not fair.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Share Tweet This Story’s Impact 152 MILLION UNIQUE BROWSERS WORLDWIDE High Country News This article is part of FERN’s series Livestock and Rural Communities /.slide-intro By Chris Collins , February 13, 2020 Here are the rural residents who sued the world’s largest hog producer over waste and odors – and won.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

With a government shutdown looming, no agreement in sight on numerous spending bills, and a farm bill process long delayed , a debate around how organic cattle and chickens should be raised may seem like small potatoes. The Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule represents the biggest push to make that happen.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Share Tweet This Story’s Impact 152 MILLION UNIQUE BROWSERS WORLDWIDE High Country News This article is part of FERN’s series Livestock and Rural Communities /.slide-intro By Chris Collins , February 13, 2020 Here are the rural residents who sued the world’s largest hog producer over waste and odors – and won.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

According to a new report , uninsured rates in rural America have been cut nearly in half since President Obama signed the ACA—commonly referred to as “Obamacare”—into law in 2010. The researchers also found that, while rural residents make up 14 percent of the U.S. Farmers there primarily raise poultry and cattle and plant row crops.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Minh started raising chickens in 2016, when he and Nhu-Hai took out a federal loan to purchase a farm with eight long metal barns built for housing poultry. It was the first time in nearly eight years that the houses weren’t packed with birds owned by Tyson, a $21 billion company. Every few months, Tyson employees dropped off chicks and feed.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2025

Vilsack pushed the third and potentially most significant over the finish line j ust yesterday , making substantive changes to the poultry industrys notorious tournament system. A fifth rule related to creating fairer cattle markets is still in its early stages. Over the past year, regulators discovered the virus in dairy cattle.

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