Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

By prioritizing animal wellness, farmers not only ensure the ethical treatment of their livestock but also contribute to the long-term viability of their operations and the overall health of the food system. Manure can serve as a reservoir for pathogens, making its handling and disposal a critical aspect of employing biosecurity protocols.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

There was one [Sunnyside] family that had built an outdoor swimming pool for their grandchildren to enjoy, and one of the dairies came in and built a manure lagoon right next to the swimming pool,” she said. Across the board, farms have been merged into just a few big companies that control most food sectors.

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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. Each poultry flock or “unit” includes 1,500 chickens, a barn, and 1.5 And that’s by design. It’s not apples to apples.”

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It even includes the specific type of manure Joly selects to fertilize his vineyards. And because they are indigenous to the region, their manure, arguably, will deliver more authentic terroir. There’s also the increasing prevalence of diseases that are entering our food supply. That work is meticulous, complex, and strategic.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

It’s the most basic starter plant food. After all, this plant food is highly beneficial for the plant and its growth therefore the correct way of using it should be known to the consumer. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of.

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Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

It’s the most basic starter plant food. After all, this plant food is highly beneficial for the plant and its growth therefore the correct way of using it should be known to the consumer. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of.

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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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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. The second post explores the FFNSA’s impacts on local and regional food systems. 2501, 2502).

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

In the UK, cattle and sheep dominate, with traditional regionally adapted breeds having been crucial to our health and food security for millennia. While weeding the fields, the camels also fertilise them with their manure. Yet, many communities in the world’s drier regions depend upon a different animal: the camel.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

His bottom strands are only 6 inches off the ground, which he said has been extremely effective for predator control, as he also raises poultry and smaller livestock. The data showed that the manure and residue left after bale grazing were worth $610 of nutrients per acre.

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CalCAN

APRIL 6, 2023

public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production. First of its kind, the act addresses climate change throughout much of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) programming–not only that which affects farmers, but elements that shape the larger food system, as well.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MAY 16, 2023

We experimented with a combination of ruminants and agroforestry, perennial crops and poultry, as well as some annual crops. We had aspirations to start producing Black Soldier Fly Larvae as an alternative sustainable protein source for our ducks, and to recruit earthworms to compost our duck manure, turning it into a super compost.

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Civil Eats

MAY 15, 2024

poultry production. poultry industry, resulting in the death of over 90 million domestic birds since January 2022, when the virus was first detected in wild ducks in the Carolinas and then soon after in poultry. have been farmworkers in the dairy and poultry industries. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Modern Farmer

MAY 23, 2024

Farmers and gardeners often use livestock manure from poultry, cattle or horses. ” Yet a number of studies and pilot projects have helped pioneer the composting of dog waste— and unlike biosolids, it’s not being spread on food crops. As snow melted, piles of manure reappeared and infiltrated waterways.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

NSAC welcomed the pragmatic Senate bill, the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (RPFSA) , as an important step toward completing a bipartisan farm bill reauthorization this year. Throughout the RPFSA, numerous provisions take consequential steps toward a more equitable food and farm system.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

To ring in the first day of summer, we at Civil Eats want to offer you a list of food and farming books we think are worth your time and attention. From memoirs to cultural histories to journalistic inquiries that take on topics ranging from plant intelligence to school food to climate migration, here are 21 titles we hope you’ll enjoy.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Many of the issues can be boiled down to the sheer concentration of manure they produce. This industry presents itself as a way to produce a lot of food while keeping costs down. Foster Farms is a poultry company that sells chicken and chicken products in chain grocery stores across the country. I called the office.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Many of the issues can be boiled down to the sheer concentration of manure they produce. This industry presents itself as a way to produce a lot of food while keeping costs down. Foster Farms is a poultry company that sells chicken and chicken products in chain grocery stores across the country. I called the office.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The food and farming sector goal switched from efficiency to resiliency. First, would America’s food system have convulsed as violently if instead of 300 mega-processing facilities employing 5,000 people apiece we funneled our food through 300,000 community-scaled 20-50-employee facilities? CHEAP FOOD VERSUS PRECIOUS FOOD.

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The Equation

JANUARY 16, 2025

Before I get into the ripple effects that mass deportation would have throughout our farm and food system, I must say this: Deporting millions of people for the crime of seeking a better life for themselves and their families in an increasingly dangerous world is morally abhorrent.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Editor’s Note: This post is the fifth post in a multi-part series exploring some of the key sustainable agriculture and food systems challenges that the farm bill can address. USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) administers most of the funds for extramural research funded by USDA.

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The Equation

JANUARY 16, 2025

Before I get into the ripple effects that mass deportation would have throughout our farm and food system, I must say this: Deporting millions of people for the crime of seeking a better life for themselves and their families in an increasingly dangerous world is morally abhorrent.

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The Equation

AUGUST 10, 2023

Although it is generically called the “farm” bill, it is really a food and farm bill that funds programs covering crop insurance, financial credit, and export subsidies for farmers, as well as nutrition-assistance support for low-income households. EN: Let’s start by talking about food insecurity.

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Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

Last year, a Civil Eats investigation revealed the scope of the rider’s reach: It exempts the vast majority— 96 percent —of meat, dairy, and poultry operations that hire workers in the U.S. Since 2003, our investigation found, more than 13 people have drowned or asphyxiated in manure pits at dairies. from OSHA oversight. million.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Burdette, a riverkeeper with the environmental group Cape Fear River Watch, was worried that some of the local pig farmers might try to drain their manure lagoons before the rains hit, to prevent them from overflowing. Neighbors said their complaints were going unheard. The industry insists health concerns are exaggerated. “We

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Burdette, a riverkeeper with the environmental group Cape Fear River Watch, was worried that some of the local pig farmers might try to drain their manure lagoons before the rains hit, to prevent them from overflowing. Neighbors said their complaints were going unheard. The industry insists health concerns are exaggerated. “We

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2025

During his first presidential term , Donald Trump attempted to cut funding to hunger programs, implemented agricultural tariffs, tax cuts , and record-setting payments to commodity farmers, and rolled back regulations impacting environmental pollution, labor standards, food safety, and nutrition.

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