Western FarmPress

APRIL 24, 2024

On the University of Illinois campus, fewer animal sciences students than ever before have actual farm experience. A new program aims to get those students on the farm with livestock.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 5, 2025

Agriculture is regarded as the art and science of cultivating crops, raising livestock, provision of raw materials for agro-allied industries, and marketing of agricultural produce for mans use.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In a week that the federal government rolled out a draft of its protocol for carbon offsets from reducing methane emissions, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith jabbed back relatively hard on the subject and the proposal.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 12, 2023

The Beef Cattle Research Council, a division of the Canadian Cattle Association, will administer $12 million under the new Beef and Forage Cluster announced today at the Calgary Stampede.

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AgriLife Today

JANUARY 28, 2025

Former College of Agriculture and Life Sciences interns share how their experiences shaped their futures The post Aggies experience transformational internships at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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NASDA

MARCH 25, 2025

The propagation of these labels not only risks disrupting commerce, but it could also confuse pesticide users and erode public confidence in science- and risk-based regulation. Rulemaking would significantly help to resolve these challenges, which otherwise are only likely to intensify.

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AgriLife Today

JANUARY 31, 2025

Bazer honored for groundbreaking contributions to livestock reproduction research The post Texas A&M animal science researcher earns global recognition with Marshall Medal appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 29, 2024

Weaverline says has electric battery-powered feed carts down to a science. Read More Weaverline says has electric battery-powered feed carts down to a science. That’s a big statement, but Bill Weaver says his family-owned company has the experience to back up the claim. At the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford, Ont.,

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Caff

APRIL 15, 2024

These collaborations have provided snapshots of how practices like compost, cover crops, livestock integration and reduced tillage (to name a few) can impact soil health on a given farm in a given region. Click here to view or download Understanding the Science Behind Climate Smart Agriculture in California or find it below.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

2 in the world for animal science research The post Texas A&M AgriLife home to world’s top animal science researchers, according to Research.com appeared first on AgriLife Today. Fuller Bazer and Guoyao Wu ranked No.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 11, 2024

No academic year is the same for Bevin Hamilton, as he helps guide students to tackle different industry challenges as the Animal Science Technology program head at Lakeland College at Vermilion, Alta The school year is non-stop for Hamilton, who also serves as an instructor judging team supervisor, and the commercial beef unit advisor for.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JULY 3, 2024

And in Europe with the INCREASE project , which has just won a prize for citizen science. Sort of citizen science too. Kinda citizen science. Could even do it through citizen science. And in Taiwan. Collecting apples in the UK. Funny, the canonical lost-British-apple story appears on the BBC in the autumn usually.

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

Former student returns to lead world-class faculty, staff and students in animal science teaching, research and extension Clay Mathis, Ph.D., has been named the new head of the Department of Animal Science, making a return to the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, beginning Oct.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Diverse coursework and time spent on meat judging team impacts trajectory of Department of Animal Science student Kadie Graves ’24, Lubbock, came to Texas A&M University with her sights set on a degree in biology. However, after taking an introductory animal science course in her sophomore year, it didn’t take long for Graves to.

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Food Politics

JUNE 19, 2024

Resources USDA’s home page for bird flu in livestock. Also The industry-fun Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) is doing a webinar , Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Its Impact on Food Production Industries. I’m going to be tracking this closely. Stay tuned. USDA’s home page for detections of bird flu.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

New citizen science initiative enhances flowering onset predictions for fruit trees in Great Britain. Conservation livestock breeds, anyone? An assessment of the implementation of the EU policy for conservation varieties from 2009 to 2023 and its relationship to Geographical Indications. Imagine doing this for European landraces.

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Agric4profits

JULY 4, 2023

Animal production is defined as an aspect of agriculture which in itself is the science and art of producing crop, animal and fibre products for human use.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Both immersed themselves in 4-H and FFA, engaged in agriculture and had a passion for involvement in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Read More → The post Go Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 25, 2023

Luense translates human disease and epigenetics expertise to livestock fertility Lacey Luense, Ph.D., Read More → The post Determining how male behaviors, environment affect offspring in livestock first appeared on AgriLife Today. But now, she is taking her epigenetics research program in a new direction.

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Food Politics

MARCH 5, 2024

But a recent article on meat industry influence on climate change science, sent to me by one of its authors, focuses on two individual recipients of meat industry funding. In the subsequent 17 years, numerous studies have attributed significant climate change impacts to livestock. The study: Morris, V., Jacquet, J.

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Western FarmPress

AUGUST 21, 2023

Displays will feature livestock handling, equipment advancements, agronomic technology, agricultural policy and more.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Texas A&M Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab empowers producers with actionable insights on forage, livestock performance The post More to manure than meets the eye appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 7, 2024

Read More → The post A ‘smart’ examination to improve livestock management efficiency appeared first on AgriLife Today. Luis Tedeschi, Ph.D.,

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

However, the website of GOALScience describes themselves as an initiative of the ‘Global Food and Agribusiness Network’ (my italics), and describes itself as a commercial entity that operates as a “service to the global livestock stakeholder community” ( link ). Thompson et al ( link ) lists among its authors Jason Rowntree.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Insects turn energy into protein more efficiently and with less environmental impact than livestock, but some critics raise concerns. The findings are promising for humans, lead study author Kelly Swanson, interim director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, tells FoodNavigator….

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

All other livestock industries will suffer a similar fate, while the knock-on effects for crop farmers and businesses throughout the value chain will be severe. This rapid improvement is in stark contrast to the industrial livestock production model, which has all but reached its limits in terms of scale, reach, and efficiency.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

AgriLife Extension hires new sustainability specialist in Department of Animal Science While sustainability may be perceived in different ways, depending on the audience, Jacquelyn Prestegaard-Wilson, Ph.D., is developing an educational campaign to create sustainable livestock systems across Texas.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Specialism in science being what it is, it’s understandably unusual to see papers which combine combine analysis of genetic diversity in humans over time with that of crops, or indeed livestock. It’s less understandable why it should also be unusual in science journalism, and examples should be celebrated.

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USDA Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

With that seed of interest planted, she took agriculture classes throughout high school, grew and maintained her garden, showed livestock, and cross-bred tomatoes. She eventually got her degree in agriculture from Prairie View A&M University with a concentration in plant and soil science.

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NASDA

MARCH 4, 2025

For Plant Agriculture & Pesticide Regulations, this means a commitment to science-based, transparent, and enforceable regulations. NASS Agricultural Chemical Use surveys are a crucial pillar of support in NASDAs commitment to science-based, accurate data to inform regulatory frameworks.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

OCTOBER 20, 2023

A self-described seed mixologist calls for a science fiction, rather than historical, approach to growing heirloom varieties. Excellent reading. The Renaissance approach to genetic mixology explained in a new book The Perfection of Nature. Sometimes, though, you just want a good old watermelon. Or a good old apple.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

For starters, the irony : A climate-change conference in an oil-rich state The head of the conference publicly states “ there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels.” The lunch menu: The summit is featuries roughly two-thirds plant-based menu to highlight the link between greenhouse gas emissions and livestock.

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ATTRA

APRIL 5, 2025

The Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium held recently in California showcased the role that targeted grazing can play in fire prevention, reports California Farm Bureau’s Ag Alert.

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ATTRA

MARCH 18, 2025

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) premiered an on-demand, two-hour webinar, Livestock 101: Livestock Economics and Markets. The free webinar, from NRCS Science and Technology, covers livestock sectors at a glance, markets, and general statistics and information.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Seed System Lab at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences has lots of interesting resources on its new website. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan. Quite the tour de force. Now to get it funded.

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Sustainable Food Trust

MARCH 4, 2025

An international collaboration of scientists with expertise in nutrition, food science, epidemiology, evidence-based medicine and cultural food studies, led by Professor Frdric Leroy at Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, launches this March. However, happily, a fresh approach is moving us on from this stale and unproductive impasse.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 14, 2024

“One of the end goals is to advocate for a federal air monitor within the county,” says Wall, Community Science Manager for CleanAIRE NC. The post In Eastern North Carolina, Community Science Aims to Fill an Air Quality Gap appeared first on Modern Farmer. Daisha Wall presents to community members in Sampson County.

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