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December 2023 Evaluation Changes: What’s New?

December 12, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Changes for the December 5, 2023, CDCB evaluations include updated imputation results for all breeds, new haplotype calls for early onset muscle weakness syndrome in Holsteins, and update to the haplotype calls for cholesterol deficiency [Read More …]

FARM Program Evaluator Jim Kauffman

December 8, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Jim Kauffman has been a FARM Animal Care evaluator since 2014. During this time, Jim has completed more than 250 FARM AC evaluations and has collaborated diligently with members to resolve nearly 200 different corrective [Read More …]

ARM & HAMMER™ Welcomes New Global Director of Marketing Communications & Digital Strategy

November 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production is pleased to welcome Marlena Hidlay to its #ScienceHearted team. Marlena will serve as the Global Director of Marketing Communications & Digital Strategy for the Specialty Product Division of ARM [Read More …]

Dairy Management Inc.’s Lisa McComb appointed chair-elect of Animal Agriculture Alliance board

November 22, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Tom Super, National Chicken Council, to step into treasurer role Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C. Lisa McComb, Dairy Management [Read More …]

DCHA webinar features ‘Lessons from the feedlot: Feeding dairy x beef’

November 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) Nov. 20 webinar features “Lessons from the feedlot: Feeding dairy x beef.” This free, one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central time (Chicago time). Aimee Hafla, Cargill Animal Nutrition [Read More …]

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Help us advance animal agriculture

November 10, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

There’s only way to effectively safeguard the future of animal agriculture – together. On November 28, 2023, people around the world are coming together to support causes they care about. Join the celebration by supporting the Animal [Read More …]

Athian and Elanco Animal Health Team Up to Transform Food Production through Methane Reduction

November 6, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

CEOs speaking at Reuters Transform Food Today Announce the First-of-its-Kind Livestock Carbon Inset Market has First Carbon Credits Verified for Sale Athian (athian.ai) announced today the establishment of the first-of-its-kind voluntary livestock carbon insetting marketplace, [Read More …]

‘Plug and Play Topeka’ Selects 24 Startups for Its Animal Health, Ag-Tech Accelerator Program

October 26, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Emerging companies from over 10 countries begin the three-month animal health/ag-tech startup program in Kansas’ capital city GO Topeka, the economic development group for Kansas’ capital city, recently announced that Plug and Play Topeka, a global innovation platform [Read More …]

Evonik appoints Dr. Dirk Hoehler as head of the amino acids business of Animal Nutrition

October 6, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Hoehler has wealth of experience within the Evonik Group Track record in Marketing & Sales including digitalization of business processes Focus on sustainability, efficiency, and cost-leadership of amino acids business of Evonik Essen, Germany. Evonik has [Read More …]

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Speaking proposals sought for 2024 Stakeholders Summit

October 5, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

2024 Summit theme announced; 2023 Summit recordings publicly available Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance announced the theme of its 2024 Stakeholders Summit: “Ready, Set, Solve! Advancing Animal Agriculture.” The 2024 Summit is set for May 8-9 in Kansas City, [Read More …]

Merck Animal Health Recognizes Dr. Terry Engelken from Iowa State University as Mentor of the Year at the 2023 AABP Annual Conference

September 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) presented [Read More …]

Tune into PDPW’s Dairy Signal for Tips on Team Dynamics, Animal Handling and Market News

September 13, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Educational webinars now accredited for Dairy AdvanCE continuing education credits This week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal® from Professional Dairy Producers® (PDPW) will share best practices for managing your teams, animals and businesses. The Tuesday episode [Read More …]

The State of the Labels, FDA Comment Deadline Edition

September 12, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

July marked the end of the comment period for FDA’s draft guidance on the labeling of plant-based beverages. The guidance, offered in February, is filled with flaws and still doesn’t do what FDA actually needs to [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 15th annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship

September 8, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

By the end of the month fall will officially be here, and the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 15th annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition will be in full swing! CAO was started to help college students become [Read More …]

Purina Animal Nutrition launches scholarship program for students involved in animal agriculture

August 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Applications open August 28 through October 12. Purina Animal Nutrition, along with the Land O’Lakes Foundation, is announcing its new scholarship program designed to assist students involved in agriculture and livestock production in pursuing their [Read More …]

Berg + Schmidt Animal Nutrition opens a new company in Dubai

August 25, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Berg + Schmidt – Animal Nutrition has unveiled a new subsidiary in Dubai, Berg and Schmidt Middle East Trading LLC. The strategic move will allow the company to respond to the growing demand for feed [Read More …]

Group of US House members oppose bill that would overturn California animal welfare law

August 23, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

A significant minority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they opposed a federal bill that would overturn a California animal welfare law, arguing it infringes on states’ rights. The Ending [Read More …]

Influencers Dairy Girl Fitness and Jessica Peters to lead College Aggies Online dairy week

August 17, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

More than $20,000 in scholarship awards available to participants The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program kicks off on September 11, beginning with a dairy theme during week one. Emily Schaapman, [Read More …]

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Launches Policy Review Panels

August 11, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

NIAA will offer unbiased, third-party reviews toorganizational policies related to animal agriculture. The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) has launched a new program to review organizational policies and positions specific to animal agriculture as [Read More …]

Ryan Goodman and Jen Sorenson to share consumer engagement tips with 2023 College Aggies Online participants

August 4, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Sign up today; nearly $20,000 in scholarships and prizes awarded last year Ryan Goodman, also known online as “The Beef Runner,” and Jen Sorenson, former president of the National Pork Producers Council, will mentor 2023 [Read More …]

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Provides mRNA Resources to the Animal Agriculture Industry

July 28, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) hosted a webinar on July 21 with industry professionals and stakeholders to provide resources communicating about the use of mRNA technology in animal agriculture. Misinformation has been shared [Read More …]

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Animal agriculture organizations partner to communicate science and combat misinformation

July 27, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Animal Agriculture Alliance and National Institute for Animal Agriculture announce working partnership Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance (Alliance) and National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) announced a working partnership between the two organizations to maximize [Read More …]

Elanco Releases 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, Demonstrating Sustainability Progress in Internal Operations and Customer Collaborations

July 25, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE:ELAN) today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report highlighting enhanced governance, transparency and progress measurements. Elanco’s commitment to important ESG-related topics is demonstrated across its four interconnected Healthy Purpose™ Pillars: [Read More …]

Animal Agriculture Alliance updates reports covering animal rights extremist connections and tactics

July 21, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Groups bring in more than $800 million in income annually; 539 attacks targeted agriculture in 2022 Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance released two reports detailing the interconnectedness of the animal rights movement, as well as [Read More …]

Dr. Hayley Springer to Discuss Biosecurity on Dairy Operations During July 26 Webinar

July 19, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

The Free Webinar Will Be Held on July 26 at 12 p.m. and Provide Dairy Market Updates The Center for Dairy Excellence is hosting a special edition of its monthly “Protecting Your Profits” webinar on [Read More …]

Penn State Excels at ADSA Student Meetings

July 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Eight undergraduate students represented Penn State at the 2023 American Dairy Science Association—Undergraduate Student Division (ADSA-USD) meetings held in Ottawa, Ontario, from June 24-27, and the Penn State Dairy Science Club was recognized for its [Read More …]

Natalie Kovarik and Brandi Buzzard to serve as mentors in 2023 College Aggies Online program

July 14, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Sign up today; nearly $20,000 in scholarships and prizes awarded last year Cattle ranchers and social media influencers Natalie Kovarik and Brandi Buzzard are two of the mentors set to advise participants in the Animal [Read More …]

Save the Date for Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on August 10

July 12, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Ag Professionals Are Invited to the 2022 Industry Breakfast on Mental Health in the Animal Ag Industry Pennsylvania agriculture professionals, including dairy and beef producers, are invited to the 2022 Industry Breakfast on Mental Health [Read More …]

Building a Common Language for Antimicrobial Resistance Between Human & Animal Health

July 3, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Health industry experts agree, an integrated, unified cross-species approach, known as One Health, is necessary for optimizing the health of people, animals and ecosystems and for combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Yet, AMR measurement metrics can differ [Read More …]

New Research Proves Animal Food Manufacturers Vital to US Economy

June 30, 2023 Sarah S News Team 0

Across America each day, nearly 5,650 animal food manufacturing facilities produce millions of tons of livestock, poultry and aquaculture feed and pet food, providing animals with safe and adequate nutrition while supporting an abundant U.S. [Read More …]

December 2023 Evaluation Changes: What’s New?

FARM Program Evaluator Jim Kauffman

ARM & HAMMER™ Welcomes New Global Director of Marketing Communications & Digital Strategy

Dairy Management Inc.’s Lisa McComb appointed chair-elect of Animal Agriculture Alliance board

DCHA webinar features ‘Lessons from the feedlot: Feeding dairy x beef’

Help us advance animal agriculture

Athian and Elanco Animal Health Team Up to Transform Food Production through Methane Reduction

‘Plug and Play Topeka’ Selects 24 Startups for Its Animal Health, Ag-Tech Accelerator Program

Evonik appoints Dr. Dirk Hoehler as head of the amino acids business of Animal Nutrition

Speaking proposals sought for 2024 Stakeholders Summit

Merck Animal Health Recognizes Dr. Terry Engelken from Iowa State University as Mentor of the Year at the 2023 AABP Annual Conference

Tune into PDPW’s Dairy Signal for Tips on Team Dynamics, Animal Handling and Market News

The State of the Labels, FDA Comment Deadline Edition

Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 15th annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship

Purina Animal Nutrition launches scholarship program for students involved in animal agriculture

Berg + Schmidt Animal Nutrition opens a new company in Dubai

Group of US House members oppose bill that would overturn California animal welfare law

Influencers Dairy Girl Fitness and Jessica Peters to lead College Aggies Online dairy week

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Launches Policy Review Panels

Ryan Goodman and Jen Sorenson to share consumer engagement tips with 2023 College Aggies Online participants

National Institute for Animal Agriculture Provides mRNA Resources to the Animal Agriculture Industry

Animal agriculture organizations partner to communicate science and combat misinformation

Animal Agriculture Alliance updates reports covering animal rights extremist connections and tactics

Dr. Hayley Springer to Discuss Biosecurity on Dairy Operations During July 26 Webinar

Penn State Excels at ADSA Student Meetings

Natalie Kovarik and Brandi Buzzard to serve as mentors in 2023 College Aggies Online program

Save the Date for Animal Agriculture Industry Breakfast on August 10

Building a Common Language for Antimicrobial Resistance Between Human & Animal Health

New Research Proves Animal Food Manufacturers Vital to US Economy

Dietary crude protein: how low can we go thanks to the amino acid balancing concept in dairy cows?

Why Herd Immunity Matters to Your Dairy

What If You Could?

Cover Crops After Corn Silage