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.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) is hosting two educational sessions for established and emerging meat and poultry processors this fall. Committee members are professional specialists from different segments of the poultry and egg industry who represent a variety of disciplines.

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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. Hog, poultry and milk prices all declined in 2023 as demand weakened. As a result, net farm income is expected to hit the lowest level since 2020.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 15, 2024

He plans to harvest some grasses as hay for animal bedding and weed control. But working in a marsh is difficult, and farmers often had to wait for the water to freeze before bringing tractors out onto the ice to harvest.

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ATTRA

APRIL 7, 2025

Unlike many agroforestry systems that take years to become productive, syntropic agriculture allows for harvests in as little as three months. Livestock integration, particularly with poultry and ruminants, to enhance nutrient cycling and manage undergrowth. Regular pruning to manage plant succession and promote vigorous growth.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Meanwhile, the University of British Columbia will work with USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to develop a novel, nutrient-dense and climate-smart coating used during the post-harvest process to increase access to and availability of highly perishable fresh produce. That work will also receive $500,000 in funding.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 5, 2024

In a world where all industries run on plastics, these fine particles can also find their way onto farms through poultry litter , sewage sludge applied to soils, and even fertilizer. There are currently no viable remediation techniques,” said Cusworth. “If

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 21, 2023

Josh Tetrick swears he’d have another job if only all poultry producers farmed thoughtfully and could keep up with the appetite of a growing global population. Tetrick says his company has no interest in squeezing out small-scale poultry farming operations that favor sustainable and humane methods. The lab at Good Meat.

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

But it has more to do with how Americans observed the holiday in the late 1800s than which poultry the Pilgrims ate while celebrating their bounty in 1621. Or that it’s because turkey is originally from the Americas. Did they or didn’t they eat it? Born in New Hampshire in 1784, as a young widow she published poetry to earn a living.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2024

Harvest Analysis has collected and assessed almost 450 new-crop samples from across the U.S., Innovative Solutions , a division of KENT Nutrition Group, introduces HUMISYN, a synergistic blend of organic acid sources that shows great promise in helping to reduce the effects of a common disease in poultry by improving overall gut health.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

The smaller volumes and seasonality of pastures create more variability in slaughter weight and harvest windows, running counter to the conventional year-round commodity model. As such, strictly grass-fed or grass-finished operations tend to be modest in scale, says Cheung, with the majority of ranches in the U.S. herding around 50 heads.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Farm Journal Foundation is launching a new effort to help states develop infrastructure to recruit and support veterinarians working in rural areas, with the aim of addressing the national shortage of veterinarians who specialize in treating poultry and livestock. 10, 2025.

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Farmbrite

MARCH 4, 2025

Is it beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, etc? How will you know what farm tasks you need to do, what plants need to be harvested, how long your cows have been in field A, and how much inventory (feed/seed/irrigation line, etc) you have left in stock? This can also be an add-on to your current business.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Futures market carries have improved for all three major classes of wheat and the buy basis is widening following a bigger harvest. The larger harvest follows two years of poor production and a historic run of inverted futures markets that sapped profitability for storing wheat. A modest rebound in U.S.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JUNE 5, 2024

During the course of a year, the camels forage on different types of land that include harvested fields, forest, sacred groves and what is classified as revenue land. The world does not need industrial camel production, in fact we must strive to prevent camels following in the tracks of pigs, cattle and poultry.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Because with farm leases that only cover up to three years at a time, the threat of the landlord selling out to a pricey condo developer has hung over every kale and garlic harvest. Plastic-covered walk-in coolers ready to be unwrapped and filled with produce and poultry were stacked on pallets.

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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. There are more than 21 million of these workers, and they make up 10.4 percent of the US workforce.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

Farinella’s whistleblower account coincides with a three-year investigation, “ Hidden Harvest ,” published in March by the Corporate Accountability Lab (CAL), exposing the human rights abuses rampant across India’s shrimp sector. wild shrimp harvesters have been calling to curb imported shrimp, which undermines their shrinking industry.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 21, 2024

percent during primary production and post-harvest. The LCA reports that cultivated meat would use land 60 to 300 percent more efficiently than poultry, and 2,000 to 4,000 percent more efficiently than beef. 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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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Never applying more than 100 pounds of nitrogen per acre to his corn acres, Bergler harvests 230 bushel-per-acre corn behind a seven-way grain mix with peas and flax. The profits from the poultry operation, less the cost of feed, reside with the three sisters. They also wonder why Im not harvesting my sorghum or hay mixes.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Seeds planted over the past two years with the Biden Administration’s billion-dollar commitment to foster a more resilient, diverse, and equitable meat and poultry processing system are now beginning to sprout across the country and U.S. AMS anticipated receiving about 300 applications for this program.

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Food Tank

MAY 29, 2024

The flooding demolished food storage, stalled harvests, and damaged soils. The state is Brazil’s top summer corn producer, and produces 11 percent of Brazil’s pork and 20 percent of Brazil’s poultry, according to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association. As water levels rose, many farm animals also died.

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Civil Eats

JANUARY 14, 2025

Bunting, now 79, runs a family farm with his son in Oak City, North Carolina, where he once raised poultry and hogs and now grows hemp and corn. shows his son Ruben a successful blueberry crop on their North Carolina farm during the first week of harvest in 2024. Luciano Alvarado Jr.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Edible insects are already being used to feed poultry and farmed fish, but they could also be included in the feed of cattle and pigs. The entirely automated operation used the waste from breweries to feed the bugs; the black soldier flies can be used to boost the protein content in feed for cattle, poultry, pigs, and farmed fish.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 22, 2024

Another notable USDA highlight included the release of its Equity Commission’s Final Report and the announcement of one of the Packers and Stockyards Act final rule s, designed to protect the rights of livestock and poultry producers.

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The Equation

JULY 18, 2023

These workers have stories from farm fields where they’ve seen coworkers collapse from heat exhaustion after long days harvesting fruits and vegetables in the hot sun—farmworkers are up to 35 times more likely to die from heat-related illness than workers in general.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 7, 2023

million people work to grow, harvest, process, pack, transport and sell the food that feeds Americans. Ro Khanna, would ensure safer line-processing speeds and stricter standards to protect meat and poultry workers from injury. It was a huge win, but it’s just the beginning of what’s needed. Jiménez is not alone in his experience.

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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. There are more than 21 million of these workers, and they make up 10.4 percent of the US workforce.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

An easy way for farmers to do this is by allowing wildlife access to recently harvested or mowed fields. Here, Harris recommends a good nighttime shelter to keep poultry and small livestock, such as sheep and goats, safe from predators.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

APRIL 18, 2023

Investigators found minors working illegally at vegetable farms in Texas and Florida, at dairy farms in Minnesota and New Hampshire and at poultry plants in Alabama and Mississippi. The agency uncovered more than 12,000 child labor violations in the nation’s food system—out of 16,000 total violations across all industries—between Jan.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The front bucket was half full as he drove the tractor forward on a gentle slope of his 10-acre produce and poultry farm in Greensboro, Georgia. In late July 2020, he was driving a 1971 International Harvester 1066 tractor—which did not have an ROPS or a seatbelt—with a trailer near the edge of a bumpy road before sunrise.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In his debut book, Nuggets of Gold , historian Patrick Dixon offers a primer on the history of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), the poultry industry, and the chicken nugget. Swiftly, an era of CAFOs began in poultry production, which still reigns today. And she could. By 1926, she had 10,000 birds.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MARCH 20, 2024

While individuals can readily buy freshly harvested items from farmers at the farmers’ market, options for accessing local food are expanding. Local farmers play an essential role in keeping our communities fed and thriving. However, many of these programs have already spent their allotted funds or will expire by 2025.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 12, 2025

The only meat we cook is poultry. In this photo, volunteers harvest fresh herbs right before heading to a produce giveaway. Weve developed a way to cook beets that removes the clean dirt taste. Our kitchen has always been gluten-free and soy-free. Most of our dishes are now dairy-free.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

Industrialized fish, poultry, and meat processing are far removed from consumer consciousness by design—corporations spend millions lobbying lawmakers to resist transparency, and to eschew regulations that hinder maximum profit. But what seems like an obvious solution comes with deep-rooted problems that require much untangling.

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NASDA

JANUARY 16, 2025

Custom Harvesters, Inc. Thomas Livestock Co Inc Tillamook County Creamery Association TN Feed & Grain Association U.S. Apple Association U.S. Beet Sugar Association U.S. Canola Association U.S. Hemp Roundtable U.S.

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NASDA

APRIL 4, 2025

Custom Harvesters, Inc. Beet Sugar Association U.S. Dairy Export Council U.S.

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