Livestock/Meat
John LaRose Jr. John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Soil Health, Livestock/Meat, Pesticides, Cover Crops, Economics, Sustainability, Regenerative Agriculture,

'Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution': New Paper

A white paper out Friday declares that "there is hope right beneath our feet" to address the climate crisis as it touts regenerative agriculture as a "win-win-win" solution to tackling runaway carbon

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Ag Europe,

09/30/2020 SOURCE: www.biomin.net

Successfully Eliminate Tail Biting in Pigs to Improve Herd Performance

Across the world, each pig farm differs in its approach to tail docking. There are some units with consistent success in keeping pigs with long tails. Others are keen to continue docking to reduce problems with tail biting. Legislation was passed in 1994 banning tail docking in Europe. Increasing enforcement of the legislation means adopting new strategies to ensure compliance. Summary of remarks made by Nicole Kemper Prof. Dr. med. Vet., Director of the Institute for Animal Hygiene, Animal Welfare and Farm Animal Behavior, Veterinary University of Hannover, Germany.

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Randy Krotz Randy Krotz
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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Pest Control, Education,

This is an excellent article on the current and historic situation with feral hogs.

Skyrocketing number of feral hogs in US has become ‘pig bomb,’ experts say

The illegal transportation of wild pigs on the “underground wild pig railroad” has caused a massive explosion in population for the animals in a term Zoologist John “Jack” Mayer has coined a “pig bomb.”

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: thehill.com

The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point

The Farm System Reform Act has won broad support from this diverse coalition of organizations — including advocates for workers’ rights, faith-based initiatives, animal welfare, environmental

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TOPIC(S): Precision AG , Livestock/Meat, Economics, Beef Cattle, Research, Education,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: ianrnews.unl.edu

Husker researchers linking cattle behavior to efficient beef production

Range cattle spend most of their time grazing, ruminating, resting and watering.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Sustainability, Animal Welfare/Humane Treatment,
TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Food/Nutrition, Beef Cattle, Ranching,

09/21/2020 SOURCE: robbreport.com

You Can Now Buy American Wagyu Beef Directly from One of the Country’s Top Producers

In Kentucky, Black Hawk Farms is raising American wagyu that's richly marbled and selling cuts including ribeye, NY strip, Delmonico and more

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