LIC reports $39.1m half-year profit as dairy farmers invest in herd improvement
The Livestock Improvement Corporation says dairy farmers, who weathered recent financial headwinds continued to invest in ...
How Australia became a test bed for the future of farming
Experimental fungi and ‘robotic bees’ are among the ag-tech innovations being trialled in a country on the frontline of ...
PETA protests ASPCA 'animal welfare certified' labels, alleging factory farm cruelty to animals
PETA supporters in New York City on Thursday protested at the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals headquarters for promoting animal welfare certification labels that PETA claims ...
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Rotella’s Italian Bakery reduces waste with Ag Alchemy venture
The companion animal food business grew from an opportunity to use bakery byproduct in a more revenue-generating way.
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USDA updates turkey flock H5N1 surveillance policies following raw turkey pet food contamination
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently updated it policy for pre-slaughter surveillance of turkeys in ...
With bird flu cases rising, certain kinds of pet food may be risky for animals – and people
The US Food and Drug Administration said it is tracking multiple cases of H5N1 bird flu in domestic and wild cats, including ...
A wave of cat deaths from bird flu prompts new rules on pet food production
Cats — both large cats in captivity and pet house cats — across multiple states have been dying from H5N1 bird flu. Now, ...
Bird flu found in Lincoln wastewater sample
Bird flu has been detected in a Lincoln wastewater sample, but it isn't clear whether the virus came from animals, animal products or people.
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Health department finds bird flu in Lincoln wastewater; cause unknown
The sample -- the first to detect H5 bird flu in Lincoln -- was collected from the Northeast Water Resource Recovery Facility ...
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H5 avian influenza detected in Lincoln wastewater, public health risk remains low
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department (LLCHD) today reported that H5 avian influenza has been detected in a local ...
'Going to protect consumers': Gov. Jim Pillen calls for ban of 'lab-grown' meats
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen laid out his plan to protect agriculture this session. It includes banning cell-cultivated meat products or what he calls "lab-grown" meats in Nebraska. "That will ban ...
I switched my entire beauty routine to cruelty-free products. Here’s how you can too
From skin care to nail products, there’s a cruelty-free alternative that will work just as well — if not better — than what ...