National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Part one details USDA’s recent supply chain infrastructure investments and how they have equipped regional processors and distributors. 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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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

Editor’s Note: This blog post is the second in a series highlighting how recent supply chain investments were unique and pivotal in expanding infrastructure to respond to growing farmer demand, reducing costly wait times, and reaching diversified operations. King’s Poultry Farm in Bradford, Ohio.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It does so by addressing acute issues for processors vital to our supply chain, and by promoting training programs that bolster the resilience of these processors, the farmers they work with, and food access for their communities.

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Ohio State University

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Ohio State offers resources for farmers, consumers By: Tracy Turner With egg prices soaring due to supply chain disruptions and avian flu impacts, many consumers are looking for ways to stretch their egg supply while ensuring food safety.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Thats according to Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain project leaders. The dairy checkoff has launched the Dairy Conservation Navigator , an online resource hub designed to provide farm advisors, stakeholders and conservation professionals with science-based information on sustainable farming practices and technologies.

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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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NASDA

AUGUST 23, 2023

The FRIDGE Act would strengthen these programs by adding authority to focus additional efforts on improving food supply chain infrastructure in developing markets, which is essential for expanding and diversifying trade. As organizations involved in the production, processing, storage and distribution of U.S.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Flat, sprawling farm fields fill the screen. Consider Lukas Walton, Tom’s cousin, who is using a $2 billion venture capital fund to invest in organic chicken, grass-fed dairy, plant-based supply chains, and ag-tech, while supporting food access and fisheries innovations with his philanthropy.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 20, 2024

347.563.6408 Release: House Farm Bill Misses Opportunity to Move Agriculture Forward Washington, DC, May 20, 2024 – On Friday, May 17, the House Agriculture Committee released the long-awaited Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA ). The Farm, Food, and National Security Act fundamentally fails to meet the moment.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 2, 2023

Some worried about the food supply chain, while others were simply bored. At the beginning of the pandemic, the postal service worked,” says Kathy Halamka of the Unity Farm Sanctuary in Sherborn, MA. But as any poultry farmer knows, ducklings don’t stay small for long. Why not start a backyard homestead? “At

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The Equation

AUGUST 24, 2023

Although farmworkers are an integral part of the $1.264 trillion  US food and farm economy, they have historically been left out of the federal food and farm bill—part of this country’s legacy of ignoring foreign-born immigrants and excluding them from protections. But that could all change with the next food and farm bill.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The convention will feature local farm tours, educational seminars, Holstein Association USAs Annual meeting, contests and workshops for Junior Holstein members, award recognitions, and much more. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): On behalf our nations dairy supply chain, IDFA congratulates Mr. Kennedy on his confirmation as U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 1, 2024

The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act framework charts a path for completing a farm bill this year. “NSAC is extremely encouraged to see a pragmatic Senate farm bill proposal that includes numerous bipartisan policies.

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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. But for Diaz, good food is key to good health. In 2022, the University of California (U.C.)

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm Food and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA), which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. Overall, FFNSA misses the mark and fails to sufficiently address the most fundamental threat to our food and farm system.

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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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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

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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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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Civil Eats

AUGUST 16, 2023

When you approach the poultry paddocks at Salvatierra Farms outside Northfield, Minnesota, you might not notice how many chickens are hiding among the tall grasses and young hazelnut trees at first. And that’s by design. Photo courtesy of Wil Crombe/Organic Compound.) Regenerative is a complex term with many interpretations.

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Everybody seems to have a different reason for eating plant-based foods,” says Kayla Beyer, founder of Deeply Rooted Farms. The plant-based protein manufacturer supplies a pea crumble to schools across the country that replaces ground beef “one for one,” without changing recipes. meat consumption , has jumped sevenfold since 2017.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 6, 2024

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is accepting proposals through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, to provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses and to support the development of value-added products for consumers.

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ATTRA

MAY 24, 2024

Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

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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. At the heart of the issue throughout the industry is an overwhelmingly common poultry disease called coccidiosis, caused by a parasite that is almost universally present in chicken waste.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 1, 2023

USDA’s RFSI grant program seeks to build resilience in the middle of the food supply chain, provide more and better markets to small farms and food businesses, and support the development of value-added products for consumers, fair prices, fair wages, and new and safe job opportunities.

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The Equation

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Food and farm workers touch every part of our food system: they plant and harvest crops, process meat and poultry, conduct food safety inspections, stock shelves in warehouses and grocery stores, and cook and serve food in restaurants. Fairness for Farm Workers Act ( S.2253 Supporting Our Farm and Food System Workforce Act ( S.2703

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Agwired

APRIL 1, 2024

farms, up 1 percent from March 2023 but down 2 percent from Dec. The Meat and Poultry Products Industry Coalition (MPP or the Coalition) made the remarks in comments submitted in response to the EPA’s proposed rule revising the ELGs for wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processing and rendering facilities.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Local meat processing facilities, particularly small businesses that work with a relatively low volume of processing, are vital contributors to the food supply chain in many communities across the country. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), aims to recognize emerging leaders in the industry. Register here.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2024

International Dairy Foods Association released the first ever State of Women in Dairy report to provide IDFA members and dairy industry with data-based metrics and recommendations to support gender equality across the entire supply chain. Schreiber Foods Inc. The award is presented each year by IDFA and Dairy Herd Management magazine.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

APRIL 28, 2023

Unfavorable weather, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, avian influenza and a host of other factors resulted in high commodity prices, high farm production costs and high consumer food price inflation in 2022. Higher fertilizer, fuel and feed costs contributed to a sharp increase in farm production expenses in 2022.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In support of these efforts, USDA has finalized the first in a series of rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which is aimed at helping contract poultry growers compete more effectively and better understand the terms of their agreements with major processing companies. American Foods Group sponsored the event.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Local meat processing facilities, particularly small businesses that work with a relatively low volume of processing, are vital contributors to the food supply chain in many communities across the country. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), aims to recognize emerging leaders in the industry. Register here.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Good Meat Project , a national nonprofit, is on a mission to catalyze marketplace innovation, connection, and education across the meat supply chain in order to increase the economic viability and ecological impact of livestock farmers who invest in healthy land, animals, and people.

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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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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In the book, we meet Brandon Kaufman, a Kansas farmer who, after generations of family farming, plans “to get a divorce from wheat” to focus on perennials as a way to nurture the soil and the vital underground network of insects and microorganisms within it. The book goes beyond the problems, too.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Farm Foundation , an accelerator of practical solutions for agriculture, is pleased to announce the call for nominations for its 2024 annual suite of awards celebrating significant achievements in the agriculture and food sectors. American Seed Trade Association is excited to welcome Martha Malapi as Director, Seed Health & Trade.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Farmers experienced additional backups processing their beef, pork and poultry animals as meat processing plants shut down when workers contracted COVID-19 or needed to distance themselves from other meat processing workers. Supply chain disruptions were commonplace and brought sales to a near halt.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

From losing seed crops as wildfires rage for weeks, to losing entire crops as a result of erratic freezes, to losing farms as drought dries up available water, farmers’ risks are rising. Farming is also an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Farmers across the country are experiencing climate impacts as a crisis.

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