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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Water, Sustainability, Aquaculture/Fish Farming, Beef Cattle, Ag United Kingdom, seafood,

Seaweed farms off the Welsh coast could help tackle carbon emissions

Carbon Kapture , an environmental start-up, says it plans to establish eight initial kelp farms next February, to harvest late in 2021, with 50 more to follow in October.

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Dairy, Poultry, Equine/Horse, Lamb/Sheep, Beef Cattle, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment, Goats, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

APHIS Report Shows Agricultural Animals Do Not Pose Risk for Coronavirus

A study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has shown that animals involved...

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Beef Cattle, Consumer/Retail, Commodity/Trade Groups,

01/08/2021 SOURCE: www.kosu.org

Oklahoma Farmers Union Creates Organization For Consumers To Get Beef Straight From Oklahoma

When the pandemic disrupted supply chains across the country, many grocery store meat shelves were empty. Now, Oklahoma ranchers are finding more ways to

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Sustainability, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Climate Change,

A New Study on Regenerative Grazing Complicates Climate Optimism | Civil Eats

A new, peer-reviewed paper on White Oak Pastures' practices advances our understanding of ...

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Agriculture in 2020: Good for some, not for others | The Globe

Livestock producers challenged by COVID-19; crop farmers enjoy better weather, better yields in 2020

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Climate Change, Plant-Based/Animal Free,

12/30/2020 SOURCE: www.vox.com

Meatless meat is going mainstream. Now Big Food wants in.

Companies are pledging to sell you more plant-based meat and dairy to fight climate change (and cash in on a growing trend).

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Lamb/Sheep, Goats, Research, World Population,

Reducing transmission risk of livestock disease | Penn State University

According to a new study, the risk of transmitting the livestock virus PPRV, which threatens 80% of the world’s sheep and goats, increases with certain husbandry practices, including attendance at seasonal grazing camps and the introduction of sheep and goats to the herd.

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New vaccine for cattle protects against fetal calf loss from EBA – anatomy of a vaccine development | University of Nevada, Reno

28-year CABNR collaboration with U.C. Davis sets stage for USDA approval of conditional vaccine license

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, CRISPR/Gene Editing, USDA, Biotech,

12/29/2020 SOURCE: www.nationalhogfarmer.com

USDA looks to end FDA turf war on gene-editing livestock oversight

New proposed rule offers pathway for USDA, rather than FDA, to oversee regulatory framework for animal biotechnology.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Vegetables, Vegan, Plant-Based/Animal Free, Brazil,

12/26/2020 SOURCE: www.nytimes.com

Brazil Is Famous for Its Meat. But Vegetarianism Is Soaring.

The number of vegetarians in Brazil doubled over a six-year period, which has given rise to a booming plant-based industry that is seeking to turn meatpacking plants obsolete.