Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Animal care codes are an essential part of not only ensuring that best handling practices are used in barns and agricultural facilities, but they help to keep an avenue open for communication about the standards of care and welfare that animals in Canada receive right from the farmer to the end consumer. The Code development. Read More

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ATTRA

JUNE 11, 2024

By Nina Prater, NCAT Agriculture Specialist As the summer heat ramps up around the country, it’s a good time to make sure we livestock producers are protecting our animals from heat stress. In this blog, I’ll briefly cover a few ways we can keep our livestock safe in the heat. Photo: Lee Rinehart, NCAT And we can’t forget poultry!

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The Pennsylvania Center for Poultry and Livestock Excellence has $450,000 available for projects related to poultry, swine, sheep, and goat production in the Commonwealth. Proposals must be submitted by March 21, 2024.

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ATTRA

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The final rule outlines more consistent standards for six key areas: outdoor space requirements for organic poultry, indoor and outdoor living conditions for livestock, poultry stocking density, preventative care practices, physical alterations and euthanasia, and transport, handling, and slaughter.

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ATTRA

JUNE 19, 2024

The Livestock Conservancy offers microgrants ranging from $500 to $2,000 for residents and organizations of the U.S. who are actively working with livestock and poultry breeds listed on the Conservation Priority List. Applications must be postmarked before August 15, 2024.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

However, incomes for general cropping, grazing livestock, poultry, and mixed enterprises all declined […] The post Average farm incomes rise to £96,100 despite volatility appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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ATTRA

JUNE 25, 2024

USDA announced a new Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets proposed rule that would tackle longstanding challenges around interpretations of unfairness and competitive injury for the livestock, meat, and poultry sectors.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

His first batch of livestock included 25 chickens he processed for his family. He shows poultry farmers how to build feeders, shelters, feed storage containers, transports and coolers at an affordable price. At Vital Mission Farm, Siewicki planted various fruit trees around the farm with space for livestock to graze on the grasses.

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ProAg

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Senators Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) have introduced legislation to spur further research into livestock consolidation. The Livestock Consolidation Research Act would direct USDA to study the impact of consolidation on farmers and producers. Read more on livestock industry consolidation research here.

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ATTRA

MARCH 8, 2024

Individuals (including farmers), businesses, agricultural cooperatives, nonprofits, educational institutions, local units of government, or tribal governments that intend to be or are engaged with livestock slaughter or processing are eligible for the MPEM Grant.

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ATTRA

APRIL 9, 2024

Indiana Department of Agriculture (ISDA) began accepting applications April 1, 2024, for the Indiana Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program , a $15 million revolving loan program that assists small and very small Indiana meat and poultry packers and processors with access to affordable capital for meat expansion projects.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

. – During the 2024 Winter Policy Conference today, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture members passed an action item emphasizing the need to resume full federal cost-share for state meat and poultry inspection programs. “To State meat inspection programs provide services necessary for meat processors in many states.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The Protecting Livestock Grant Program , also referred to as the Protect Grant, offers one-time competitive grants of up to $10,000 and requires a 50% match. While all types of livestock operations are eligible to apply, priority consideration will be given to those who produce cervids, poultry and ratites.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 15, 2024

As a livestock producer, if there’s one thing that someone says that is sure to start a real conversation, it’s calling livestock sentient beings. Read More As a livestock producer, if there’s one thing that someone says that is sure to start a real conversation, it’s calling livestock sentient beings.

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Western FarmPress

JULY 15, 2024

Emergency regulations apply to dairy cattle, poultry, swine.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 12, 2024

The American Veterinary Medical Association published a disaster preparedness guide that helps small farms be ready to safeguard their horses, poultry, and other farm animals in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While the number of new cases each week has started to drop with the end of the fall migration, the tally of poultry farms in B.C. infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza this fall has surpassed the 50 mark as of this week. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the virus on 47. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 11, 2024

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the final rule for meat, poultry, and egg products that carry a “Product of the USA” label at the National Farmers Union’s annual convention in Phoenix on Monday.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Olymel is closing two processing plants: a pork plant in Quebec and a poultry plant in Ontario. poultry further processing plant will close and all production will be moved to another Olymel plant at Oakville, around 75 kilometres north-east of Paris. The Paris, Ont., The closure impacts 93 employees, with their final day of work.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

MARCH 6, 2024

While USDA’s new livestock and poultry market final rule aims to address discrimination and promote competition, critics argue it could lead to excessive regulation and higher consumer prices.

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Jayson Lusk

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Here’s the abstract: “ Evidence regarding whether consumers view plant-based meat alternatives (PBMAs) as substitutes or complements to animal-based meat is limited; however, the ultimate effect of increased demand for plant-based meats on poultry and livestock production depends on this relationship.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

USDA also announces new efforts to support crop and livestock producers.

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CalCAN

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This November, Sonoma County voters will decide on Measure J which, if passed, would impose caps on the number of dairy and poultry livestock that can be raised on each farm in Sonoma County.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 1, 2024

While some of Transfarmation’s farmers have laid a lot of groundwork, the path between feeding livestock and misting mushroom substrate was always bound to be muddy. The post From Livestock to Lion’s Mane, the Latest From the Transfarmation Project appeared first on Civil Eats. I see that as my role.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Passage of the bill will also help each state address its needs for public practice veterinarians (food safety, public health, epidemiology, pathology, molecular diagnostics, virology, toxicology, immunology, bacteriology, serology, foreign animal disease preparedness, and livestock infectious diseases).

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 4, 2024

June 3, 2024 – “Today, Agriculture Secretary Vilsack announced a new proposed rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act to make significant reforms in the payment system, often referred to as the ‘tournament’ or ‘ranking’ system, commonly used by poultry companies to pay contract poultry growers.

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Food Politics

JUNE 19, 2024

The CDC says: “Mammals can be infected with H5N1 bird flu viruses when they eat infected birds, poultry, or other animals and/or if they are exposed to environments contaminated with virus. Resources USDA’s home page for bird flu in livestock. 101 herds of dairy cattle. The FDA says (as it always has ): do not drink raw milk.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

From Texas to the Outback, Texas youth experience a world of agricultural education Recently, 35 elite Texas 4-H livestock, equine and poultry ambassadors in Texas 4-H Youth Livestock and Agriculture, TYLA, traveled to Australia to explore agriculture on a more global scale.

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Addressing this week’s Egg and Poultry Industry Conference in Newport, south Wales, NFU president Minette Batters said there had not been the same focus on […] The post Broiler supply chain needs investigating too, say leaders appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Press Release INDIANAPOLIS – At today’s National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2024 Annual Meeting , the Animal Agriculture Policy Committee hosted a panel focusing on recent outbreaks of H5 influenza in poultry and dairy populations and its impacts on “secure” plans for the livestock sector.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Bienvenue brings 30 years of experience in the pork and poultry industries to Canada Beef. Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency have announced that Eric Bienvenue will join the team as incoming president effective Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Read More

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity, the final installment in the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) launched in 2022. Joining Sec.

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ATTRA

JUNE 4, 2024

USDA proposed a rule , “Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems,” to address abuses that have occurred in grower-ranking payment systems and additional capital investment requirements that poultry companies commonly ask of their contract growers.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Ownership of small livestock species, but not aggregate livestock, is associated with an increased risk of anemia among children in Ethiopia: A propensity score matching analysis. Poultry was associated with lower anemia risk, sheep and goats with higher risk. Cheese is moderately good for you.

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ATTRA

JUNE 17, 2024

Selected projects support operations across a diversity of the two eligible industries: Produce production (mushroom, fruit and vegetable), produce processing, poultry production, livestock production (beef and sheep), poultry processing, and livestock processing (sheep, pork, beef, goat).

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Farmers Weekly

JULY 22, 2023

See more: Campaign for better food labelling to protect UK farmers Pork, poultry and eggs […] The post Defra drops plans for mandatory animal welfare labelling appeared first on Farmers Weekly Under the plans, new rules would have required food products to be categorised in different tiers, depending upon method of production.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 5, 2023

There are still plenty of unknowns surrounding the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak that has killed millions of chickens and turkeys on farms across North America going back to early 2022, but a drop in the number of new cases in the month of May is a positive sign for the poultry sector. Read More

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