Animal Ag News 8/28

Carrie Muehling

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has launched a new program to review organizational policies and positions specific to animal agriculture as a third-party reviewer. NIAA Animal Agriculture Policy Review Panels are assembled upon request by animal agriculture stakeholders to review a specific organizational policy or position statement. Optimism greeted beef cattle producers from around the country attending the …

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Animal Ag News 8/21

Carrie Muehling

The Greener Cattle Initiative (GCI), the first consortium investing in research mitigating enteric methane, awarded its initial grant to develop actionable options that reduce enteric methane emissions from cattle. GCI awarded its initial grant in the amount of $758,776 to Penn State’s Distinguished Professor of Dairy Nutrition Dr. Alexander N. Hristov to develop new enteric methane inhibitors and delivery methods …

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Animal Ag News 8/14

Carrie Muehling

Dr. Dave Daley, a leader in the California Cattlemen’s Association, Public Lands Council, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association testified before the House Natural Resources Committee in a field hearing titled “Conservation in a Crown Jewel: A Discussion About Wildfires and Forest Management.” Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and the Dairy Business Association announced a pair of promotions to their member services …

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Animal Ag News 8/7

Carrie Muehling

Alltech announced two additions to its U.S. poultry team. Keith Fleetwood has joined the company as a poultry account manager and feed mill specialist. In that role, he will provide support related to specialty ingredient, nutrition and premix sales for the company’s commercial poultry customers. Additionally, Matie George has returned to Ridley Feed Ingredients, which is part of the Alltech …

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Animal Ag News 7/31

Carrie Muehling

A new report issued by USDA’s Economic Research Service, Structure, Management Practices, and Production Costs of U.S. Beef Cow-Calf Farms, examines how cow-calf farms compare in terms of adopting advanced technologies, management practices, and production systems. One of Alltech’s mycotoxin research papers has been recognized by Toxins, a prestigious international research journal, as one of three winners of their 2022 …

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Animal Ag News 7/24

Carrie Muehling

There were 95.9 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of July 1, 2023, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced that registration for Dairy Forum 2024 is open. IDFA’s Dairy Forum is known around the world as the premier …

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Animal Ag News 7/17

Carrie Muehling

Performance Livestock Analytics (PLA), a leader in data analytics solutions for livestock producers, announced its separation from Zoetis. The newly independent PLA business is led by its original founders, Dane Kuper and Dustin Balsley, and with financial investment from Builders VC. The National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry will provide poultry facility and corporate safety professionals with the tools …

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Animal Ag News 7/10

Carrie Muehling

The USDA Agricultural Research Service‘s National Animal Germplasm Program (NAGP) has collected and preserved more than one million samples from over 64,000 animals across the United States. These samples, dating from the late 1940s to the present, aim to maintain the genetic diversity of American livestock, providing genetic security and an improved understanding of genes that influence and control valuable …

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Animal Ag News 7/3

Carrie Muehling

Quick action by FAS, USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has resolved an issue that temporarily stopped U.S. poultry product exports to Colombia, our 10th largest market for these products. Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture instructed all Colombian ports to deny import permits to any poultry products beginning June 1 …

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Animal Ag News 6/26

Carrie Muehling

A month after the Supreme Court upheld a California law that bans the sale of pork produced anywhere from breeding pigs held in small cages, the state announced a six month delay in implementation. Statement from National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) CEO Bryan Humphreys: “It is welcome news to America’s pig farmers and consumers that California recognized the challenging situation …

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