Food Politics

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Such an odd time we live in, with politics making increasingly strange bedfellows, this time with the American Council on Science and Health, an industry front group if there ever was one. [Apologies for sending this out yesterday (in error). I’ve added a few things.] Yet here it is with two articles on the looming threat of bird flu.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Camp jump starts Madison Perkins' path to the Department of Poultry Science The post Wings and nuggets and a passion for helping others appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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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. Although there have only been 4 reported cases in humans since 2022, the strain has infected: Nearly 100 million chickens have been affected.

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Graduate student in Texas A&M’s Department of Poultry Science shares his path to working with avian genetics Kolton Witherspoon ’23 always knew he wanted to be a part of the agriculture industry. Read More → The post A passion to help people through animal agriculture first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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AgriLife Today

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Undergraduate student Ryder Neilson ’23 reflects on his time in the Department of Poultry Science Ryder Neilson ’23, a transfer student from Modesto Junior College in California, knew within one weekend trip to Aggieland that the Department of Poultry Science in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences was meant to be his.

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The Lunatic Farmer

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In the protein category, the new guidelines move meat, poultry, and eggs to the bottom tier, below seafood, nuts, seeds, and soy products. But no additional differentiation exists, like the difference between grass finished and grain finished beef, or pastured poultry versus factory farmed.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, ORG supports the development of fish meal in lieu of synthetic methionine supplements in poultry feed and the use of biological controls instead of streptomycin to manage fire blight in organic apple and pear production. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Texas A&M AgriLife expert shares risks of getting too cozy with poultry Sometimes it hurts to dispel facts with science, but a Texas A&M AgriLife expert said even though there is a National Snuggle a Chicken Day, celebrated on Jan. 8, he hopes people don’t hug and kiss baby chicks and chickens without proper awareness.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The dairy checkoff has launched the Dairy Conservation Navigator , an online resource hub designed to provide farm advisors, stakeholders and conservation professionals with science-based information on sustainable farming practices and technologies. Poultry & Egg Association , was released today quantifying the U.S.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Removing the current tax treatment of these awards will allow more ranchers and farmers in rural America to gain better access to a wide array of veterinary services needed for their livestock and poultry. In that time, NIFA received 2,061 applications from 1,451 unique applicants.

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NASDA

DECEMBER 4, 2023

inspection, and regulation of raw and processed food (including meat, poultry, and seafood) and food production, processing and marketing methods and technologies to ensure human safety and nutrition. NASDA works on a wide variety of issues related to labeling., We appreciate your time and consideration on this important matter.

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NASDA

MAY 21, 2024

food and agriculture sector, the USCO plays an instrumental role in advocating and developing science and risk-based food standards on behalf of farmers, ranchers, and the food industry to protect the health of consumers and ensure fair practices in the food trade worldwide. As a representative of the U.S. Apple Association U.S.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 25, 2024

What to keep in mind before you buy eggs for Easter Hard-boiled eggs headed to the dinner table this Easter may not be the best eggs to dye for décor and Easter egg hunts, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service poultry specialist. With egg prices rising ahead of the Easter holiday, keeping purpose.

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Ohio State University

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Experts at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) offer key insights into safe egg storage, viable substitutes and the economic factors behind the price hikes. Yousef, professor of food science and technology, refrigeration is critical. According to Ahmed E.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Through actions rooted in science and research, the FDA aims to advance public health by supporting product innovation, developing, and implementing policy, and increasing public education. Our policies are always grounded in science and research,” Carroll tells Food Tank. What is the FDA’s role in the food system?

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NASDA

JANUARY 9, 2024

Regrettably, we must inform you that Mexico’s livestock and poultry industry is already running low on feed. If the crossings are not immediately reopened, Mexican livestock and poultry producers will need to begin making decisions that could include depopulating animals for humanitarian reasons. Senate Committee on Appropriations U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

King’s Poultry Farm in Bradford, Ohio. Building a new meat/poultry processing business or expanding an existing enterprise is extremely challenging. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Manalo. “I will say this program [MPPTA] provides a lot of hope to our smaller producers and processors.

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Jayson Lusk

MAY 29, 2023

That’s the title of a new publication from the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine summarizing the outcomes from a workshop on alternative proteins. I served on the planning committee and gave a talk about the market prospects for alternative proteins. The report (pages 23-30) summarizes my talk.

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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

As USDA continues to respond to this outbreak, we urge you to prioritize animal health and human health in the same manner you have dealt with H5N1 in poultry for many years. State departments of agriculture, like USDA, are dedicated to protecting farmers, farmworkers, and the workforce throughout the entire supply chain.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Mikell Fries, Claxton Poultry Farms, Claxton, Georgia, was elected chair of the board of directors of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY). The board meeting was held during the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). Fries previously served as vice chair.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JULY 12, 2023

We base our decisions on sound science and an evolving understanding of the best practices impacting our customers, consumers, and the animals in our care,’ he said.” Today, the poultry industry is awash in too many birds and trying to cut corners wherever possible. One in five chickens sold in America is a Tyson brand.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 29, 2023

For me, well, I was taking an introductory soil science class in a two-year horticulture degree program at Farmingdale State College on Long Island, NY. In that soil science class, I learned all about soil horizons, particle size ranges that comprise sand, loam, and clay, pH, N,P,K, and the fact soil compaction inhibits plant growth.

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Agwired

JULY 24, 2023

After a yearlong search, Purdue Animal Sciences has selected Hattie Duncan to lead its livestock judging team as well as the department’s newly formed livestock judging program. Poultry & Egg Association. Duncan is a Wingate, Indiana, native who was raised on a Hereford cattle farm.

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Food Tank

MAY 29, 2024

Locals expected rain, but the magnitude and consequential devastation “was not…predicted,” Paulo Brack, a Professor at the University of Rio Grande do Sul Institute of Biosciences and General Coordinator of the Gaucho Institute of Environmental Sciences, tells Food Tank. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports.

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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.

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Agwired

JULY 29, 2024

an animal health company that aims to improve the success rates of embryo transfer (ET) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) for cattle producers, announces a partnership with SMART Reproduction earning the team a National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research grant. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY).

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Agwired

JANUARY 2, 2024

Poultry & Egg Harold E. Ford Foundation (USPOULTRY Foundation) and the Poultry Science Association Foundation (PSA Foundation) are pleased to announce the jointly sponsored Ph.D. The Alliance also released a report from The Reducetarian Summit (held October 27-29). 1, 2024, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In modern times, there’s a long tradition of techno-optimists or cornucopians–science writer Charles C. 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. Mann calls them “wizards”–telling us that technology will come to our rescue.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2024

Research from the University of California, Davis — published online in the Journal of Dairy Science (published in press Nov. The topics will focus on poultry diseases, animal welfare and food safety. Six USPOULTRY-funded research projects completed during 2023 will be reviewed by the researchers who conducted them.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences awarded Nicolas DiLorenzo one of two grants totaling $10 million to reduce livestock methane emissions. Poultry & Egg Association ’s Harold E. DiLorenzo’s grant is for $5 million and focuses on reducing the amount of methane cows produce.

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Caff

JULY 28, 2023

Fire Impacts to Eggs from Backyard Poultry – Maurice Ernest Pitesky- DVM, MPVM, Dipl ACVPM, Assistant Specialist in Cooperative Extension, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Executive Summary – Produce Safety After Urban Wildfire – Citizen Science Initiative. Click for Presentation. Click for Presentation.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In support of these efforts, USDA has finalized the first in a series of rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which is aimed at helping contract poultry growers compete more effectively and better understand the terms of their agreements with major processing companies.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The advance, reported in a recent issue of Crop Science , will be especially welcome news for organic poultry producers whose birds require dietary formulations of the amino acid to ensure optimal growth, health and production of meat and eggs. and Wayne-Sanderson Farms in Tyler, Texas.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

used farm management software to consolidate their farm data from multiple years of running their cattle, pig, poultry, and sheep farm operation that was disorganized, not able to scale, and the land was suffering from overgrazing. To tackle the challenges of changing technology and emerging science, education is crucial.

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Agwired

MARCH 4, 2024

The Gold winning teams of the National FFA Poultry Evaluation and Food Science and Technology Career Development Events (CDEs) were invited to attend the International Poultry Expo (IPE), part of the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).

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Civil Eats

MAY 22, 2024

At the heart of the issue throughout the industry is an overwhelmingly common poultry disease called coccidiosis, caused by a parasite that is almost universally present in chicken waste. Poultry & Egg Association found a direct link between the move away from antibiotics and rising mortality rates. A 2023 report from the U.S.

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The Equation

MAY 14, 2024

The sector includes commodity crop traders, meat and poultry processors, fertilizer and pesticide makers, multinational food and beverage companies, giant supermarket chains, and all of their related trade associations. She holds a doctorate degree in environmental science from Rutgers University. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii.

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