Boveta Nutrition

02/28/2025

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) president and chief executive officer Dennis Rodenbaugh was elected chair of the board of directors at the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy during the checkoff-founded organization’s first meeting of 2025. https://buff.ly/4k3SGAA

02/27/2025

Is the United States’ dairy industry on the brink of a new golden age of dairy trade? The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) thinks so.

Michigan Farm News

02/26/2025

The United States of America and the Netherlands Governments, have expressed commitment to support the Lagos State Government towards upscaling her potentials in the Agriculture eco-system aimed at boosting food production and ensuring security in the state for over 24 million populace. https://buff.ly/4b6WBsy

02/25/2025

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. agriculture and rural life underwent a tremendous transformation in the 20th century. Early 20th century agriculture was labor intensive, and it took place on many small, diversified farms in rural areas where more than half the U.S. population lived. Agricultural production in the 21st century, on the other hand, is concentrated on a smaller number of large, specialized farms in rural areas where less than a fourth of the U.S. population lives. https://buff.ly/4b3XGkI

02/24/2025

With over 65 billion birds found globally, the domestic chicken has become one of the most popular livestock species in the world and thanks to its genetic diversity and adaptability, it could be the key to future food security.

A new study looks at domestic chicken genetic diversity

02/23/2025

The Trump administration's dismantling of the US Agency for International Development has halted work at a network of farm research laboratories at land grant universities in 13 states, Reuters reported, citing six lab directors.

Stop-work orders issued after Trump froze foreign aid, affecting 17 labs

02/22/2025

The latest Cattle report confirms what happened in 2024 – the cattle industry continued to shrink – but also provides indications of what to expect in 2025. Figure 1 shows the basic drivers of beef cow herd dynamics. The graph shows heifer retention and cow culling as a percentage of the beef cow inventory. Simply put, beef herd expansion occurs when the blue line (heifer retention) is above the red line (cow culling). For example, this occurred dramatically in 2015-2018 with record-high heifer retention and record-low cow culling. https://buff.ly/3EHWhEs

02/19/2025

Negative public perception and increasing governmental regulations have researchers seeking alternatives to antibiotic use in livestock. Ionophores – an antibiotic that alters rumen microbial populations to increase efficiency – have been temporarily banned in some countries. https://buff.ly/4gIdGKw

02/18/2025

In livestock production, there are many unforeseen stressful circumstances. One major disruption to a swine operation is a disease outbreak. https://buff.ly/4i3Ouzf

02/17/2025

South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden has signed a bill into law that prohibits the misbranding of any cell-cultured protein product. The lab-grown meat labeling law will take effect July 1 and will require packages that contain cell-cultured protein to include the words “cell-cultured” or “lab-grown” in a prominent and conspicuous manner, adjacent to the name of the food on the label. https://buff.ly/4i3ekn0

02/12/2025

The 2025 International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) Dairy Forum in San Antonio, Texas, set the stage for discussions about the future direction of the dairy industry. Michael D***s, IDFA president and CEO outlined five opportunities to unlock the industry’s limitless potential. https://buff.ly/3WPViZ4

02/11/2025

"Massachusetts health and environmental agencies on Wednesday offered fresh warnings about ""widespread"" bird flu suspected of killing wildlife and domestic poultry, asking people to report dead and sick birds and avoid contact with them, and keep cats and domestic birds indoors." https://buff.ly/40K9Jib