Agwired

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The board of the National Institute of Animal Agriculture recently approved forming a new Council: the Animal Disease Issues & Emergency Management Council. This year’s theme was “Scaling Collective Impact: Collaborating to Accelerate Agricultural Sustainability.” Malcore will serve as the public relations specialist.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 4, 2023

There is a lot of interest for AgGateway right now in moving into setting standards for data in the animal agriculture space. “There’s a lot of interest with carbon programs and understanding enteric emissions so knowing what animals are fed and being able to document that,” said Craker.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture will host the 13th Annual Antibiotics Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia from November 7-9, 2023. The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2024 Stakeholders Summit: “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.”

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The Farmers Daughter USA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In the mid-2010s, conversations about antibiotic use in animal agriculture was coming under greater scrutiny. It’s also the reason why animal agriculture usually uses antibiotics that are no longer used to treat humans; it minimizes the chances that bacteria will build a resistance to our antibiotics.

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 18, 2023

Zane Wanjura ’24 stays true to his roots while pursuing his passion Students in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science can choose from a wide variety of career paths across multiple disciplines in animal agriculture.

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Protein PACT is also a collaborative effort throughout the whole animal agriculture supply chain because there’s substantial work occurring throughout all of animal agriculture when it comes to sustainability,” says Mittenthal.

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Food Politics

JANUARY 9, 2024

The use of antibiotics in animal agriculture is a long-standing issue. The post The FDA’s somewhat good news on antibiotic use in farm animals (if we believe it) appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. This is not reassuring. It requires political will, big time.

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Agwired

MARCH 4, 2024

The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the opening of registration for its 2024 Stakeholders Summit, themed “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The FDA’s decision came in response to a petition submitted by Danone North America. The new claim is available for all yogurt makers.

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NASDA

JANUARY 31, 2024

Stephanie is currently the staff lead for the policy committees on animal agriculture and natural resources and environment. “The past year at NASDA has flown by – and it is an exciting time to be with an organization that is taking our advocacy abilities to new heights,” Stephanie said.

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ProAg

OCTOBER 5, 2023

However, negotiations have been challenging in the area of agriculture, as the U.K. objects to some animal-agriculture-related practices common in the U.S. A new economic agreement that falls just short of a free trade agreement has been in the works since the onset of Brexit.

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Agwired

JANUARY 2, 2024

Over 500 international animal ag tech leaders will engage in business critical discussions on implementing climate-smart farming practices, extracting the most value from animals through PLF platforms, and investigating the right funding models for innovators in the meat and dairy sectors.

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ATTRA

JULY 13, 2023

The draft Federal Strategy outlines a framework for enhancing greenhouse gas measurement, monitoring, reporting, and verification within the agriculture and forestry sectors. The Notice seeks information on four topics: general comments or questions about the draft Federal Strategy; animal agriculture; croplands; and data and data-sharing.

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Agwired

AUGUST 21, 2023

Established in 2007, the scholarship recognizes outstanding graduate students pursuing careers in meat science and animal agriculture. The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program kicks off on September 11, beginning with a dairy theme during week one.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2024

The third class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders has been selected and will convene for their first session in Chicago in February 2024. No registration necessary! It’s open to members and non-members.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Collecting that farm-level data is a critical missing piece in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) five-year plan , launched in 2019, to improve “antimicrobial stewardship” in animal agriculture, advocates say. Now, the deadline is approaching. Neither effort has proven very effective. It’s really good data.”

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the Meat Institute, the annual Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit brought together more than 125 attendees to hear the latest on how the meat, poultry and egg, animal feed and pork industries are advancing their sustainability programs.

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The Lunatic Farmer

JANUARY 18, 2024

It also ensures a production system that is completely decentralized and much more stable and resilient than industrial animal agriculture with fermentation farms located in or close to towns and cities. This model ensures constant iteration so that products improve rapidly with each version superior and cheaper than the last.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The Protein PACT has organized or assisted with inviting expert speakers for six panels across five COP28 pavilions, including: December 5 panel in the Food Pavilion, co-organized by IICA and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on the topic of sustainable and healthy livestock production systems December 6 panel in the IICA pavilion, (..)

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

To ensure the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) continues to meet its mission, the board of directors adopted the NIAA 2024 – 2026 Strategic Plan during their January 24, 2024, meeting.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program kicks off on September 11. The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) welcomes Jessica Morse as its new director of meetings and events and Emily Alvarez as its fall communications intern.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Animal Agriculture Alliance is seeking applicants to join the rankings of Animal Ag Allies in 2024. The Animal Ag Allies program, launched in 2020, is a development program to empower farmers, ranchers, veterinarians, and industry professionals to be outspoken advocates for agriculture online and in person.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Sincerely, National Organizations American Veterinary Medical Association American Academy of Veterinary Acupuncture American Academy of Veterinary Nutrition American Animal Hospital Association American Association of Avian Pathologists American Association of Bovine Practitioners American Association of Equine Practitioners American Association of (..)

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

American Humane Certified: This certification is granted by American Humane to practitioners of animal agriculture. It uses a scientifically informed set of criteria to evaluate whether animals are being raised in suitable and healthy living conditions—everything from enough space to access to shade.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 10, 2024

There’s no doubt that industrial animal agriculture carries a laundry list of sins; greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, deforestation, water pollution and labor rights abuses are just a few examples. What is the “right” approach to meat?

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Agwired

JANUARY 17, 2024

Charlotte Talbott joins the team as the Animal Agriculture Sustainability Analyst and brings a strong background in applied agricultural research and a passion for livestock sustainability.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Over the course of the year we reported on industry efforts to roll back hard-won gains on the minimum wage and efforts to build paths to citizenship for immigrants, risks from extreme weather due to climate change, and the perilous nature of work in seafood and animal agriculture.

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NASDA

OCTOBER 20, 2023

NASAHO works collectively to safeguard animal and public health and the food supply, acting as a communications network and offering educational resources, publications and research.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Congress Likely to Preserve OSHA Loophole That Endangers Animal Ag Workers A 2022 Civil Eats investigation found that a budget rider that prohibits OSHA from spending money to ​regulate small farms leaves most animal-ag operations without oversight. Lawmakers appear poised to renew the rider once again.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 22, 2024

MG: From sitting in the chair of a food service company that’s a buyer, I think that the biggest issues really surround animal agriculture, how animals are treated and the impacts that the raising of those animals have on our environment. And there’s a lot of different things in play.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Each proposed rulemaking or agency action requires a significant amount of stakeholder engagement and competing timelines and comment periods have not provided NASDA members, nor the agricultural employers and producers in their states, enough time for thorough review and comment. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, a 5.4%

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NASDA

MARCH 18, 2024

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture’s Board of Directors adopted new policy supporting the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to establish a national rule for pet food and specialty pet food labeling. Press Release ARLINGTON, Va. –

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

One of the recommendations in this roadmap was that meat consumption should shift to favor lower-impact animals that still meet nutritional needs. This is in reference to the emissions produced by animal agriculture, which are the food items that have the greatest environmental impact.

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NASDA

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Each proposed rulemaking or agency action requires a significant amount of stakeholder engagement and competing timelines and comment periods have not provided NASDA members, nor the agricultural employers and producers in their states, enough time for thorough review and comment. gross domestic product in 2021, a 5.4%

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Agwired

APRIL 23, 2024

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) welcomed members and guests to Kansas City for the 2024 Annual Conference, The Next Generation of Animal Agriculture.

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NASDA

MARCH 19, 2024

Today on National Ag Day, the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture celebrates agriculture’s significant role in driving local, state and national economies across the U.S. Press Release ARLINGTON, Va.

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Agritecture Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2022

“Enteric methane emissions [from cow burps and farts] alone would add at least 25 percent more to agricultural emissions by 2050, compared to 2010.” Energy production and animal agriculture are the leading producers of methane emissions. has avoided directly tackling the issue through policy.

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