The entire podcast was full of sensationalized, controversial, and incorrect information, and the worry is that the exposure The Joe Rogan Experience receives, as one of the top podcasts in the nation, will further drive the idea that large operations are bad and unhealthy
Advancements in technology allow producers to keep their animals healthier and happier than even a generation ago Farmers today do more with less. They produce more crop on less land. They raise more animals with fewer resources. Cows can be milked with robots. But what does all this mean for animal welfare? Does it put […]
The National Pork Board has announced that its second Pig Welfare Symposium will take place Nov. 13-14 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Perdue Farms challenged family farmers in their network to develop new inventions that improve the lives of the animals in their care.
The ASPCA is taking the USDA to court for not releasing animal welfare records requested under the Freedom of Information Act.
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, joined by 14 other state attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting the repeal of the Obama Administration’s 2017 Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule. The brief argues that this Rule, adopted on the very last day of the Obama Administration, was both illegal and economically unjustifiable. The 1990 Organic […]
While significantly more U.S. consumers trust farmers and ranchers, they are still reading labels, searching for local food, and trying to maintain a “clean” diet. The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance Board of Directors recently gathered in St. Louis where they presented the 2017 Consumer Perception research insights. According to the USFRA’s 2017 Consumer Perception […]
The nation’s organic food movement published an open letter in the Washington Post Tuesday demanding that the USDA stop interfering with standards for animal welfare in organic food production. In a full-page paid advertisement, the group asks USDA Sec. Sonny Perdue to reinstate the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices rule that was issued in January […]
Nine years after California changed their animal confinement standards, eggs are still pricey while the state’s production numbers keeps falling, according to a recent Purdue University study. The analysis of the laws’ effects on egg production and prices in California could inform other states considering similar legislation. The 2008 Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, […]
The National Chicken Council (NCC) has gotten down to brass tacks when it comes to consumer assurances. The United States’ oldest and largest national association representing the U.S. broiler chicken industry has rolled out a set of industry-wide standards for broiler chicken welfare – the “Chicken Guarantees.” The standards are launched as part of NCC’s […]