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State departments of agriculture urge federal support for state meat inspection programs to stabilize costs and maintain processing capacity

NASDA

. – 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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USDA announces major investment in meat and poultry processing

Western FarmPress

Vilsack says funding will help lower grocery prices.

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Brainfood: Nutrition sensitive ag, nLCA, Organic expansion, Cheese value, Ethiopia anemia, Women empowerment, Homegardens, Ultra-processed food industry, Cassava processing

Agricultural Biodiversity

Poultry was associated with lower anemia risk, sheep and goats with higher risk. The ultra-processed food industry in Africa. Which the ultra-processed food industry is probably ignoring, but mothers-in-law are not. No word on whether cheese was involved. No word on how many of them were mothers-in-law.

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Green tech company looking to help clean up River Wye catchment

Farmers Weekly

Farmers Weekly A green technology company has set out its plans to build a number of “hubs” in the Wye Valley, aiming to convert the area’s considerable supply of poultry litter into biochar – a slow release fertiliser.

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Consolidation's Cost: Farmers Left Stranded After Pure Prairie Poultry's Bankruptcy

Wisconsin Farmers Union

Earlier this week it was reported that Pure Prairie Poultry had declared bankruptcy and shut down with very little notice, affecting workers at the processing plant in Charles City, Iowa, as well as contract growers across Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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Strengthening Local Processing Act – Critical Reasons for Support in the Farm Bill

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

The Strengthening Local Processing Act (SLPA) is the most comprehensive meat processing bill around, with specific provisions that address competition, demand for local products, and access to value added services in the meat processing sector.

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Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up

Modern Farmer

His first batch of livestock included 25 chickens he processed for his family. I loved the process of moving the tractor, getting them food and water and raising them,” he says. He shows poultry farmers how to build feeders, shelters, feed storage containers, transports and coolers at an affordable price. “I

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