Without well-treated animals, professional rodeo would not be able to provide entertainment to fans or provide a living to those who live and breathe it.
Carrying 19,000 head of cattle from Brazil, bound for Iraq, the ship ‘Al Kuwait’ had docked on Sunday, emitting a strong odor that puzzled residents.
Hundreds at California State University, Chico, attended a guest lecture by ag celebrity Dr. Temple Grandin, speaking on the importance of good stockmanship
To address animal welfare and pig productivity, scientists has created a smartphone app called HotHog to help predict heat stress in pigs.
Animal ag undoubtedly is a challenging sector of the agricultural production industry with animal welfare and state policies increasingly at the forefront.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation against California’s Proposition 12. In January, Proposition 12 banned the sale of pork in California from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s production standards.
Animal welfare and animal rights are distinct concepts that both influence how people view animals and agriculture.
The U.S. Supreme Court accepted a challenge to California’s Prop 12 on appeal — something that hasn’t happened in these types of cases for quite some time.
It’s pretty much impossible to live a life (even for animal-rights activists) without benefiting from the byproducts of animal harvest.
Biosecurity measures on farms and other agricultural operations help protect animals from diseases and promote the safety of the food supply.