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Farmers Union urges USDA to proactively address farm suicide crisis
2018-05-17 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
WASHINGTON - Many farmers and ranchers are coping with alarming levels of stress, and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) should serve a critical role in providing support to farmers in crisis, according to the nation’s second largest general farm organisation
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Farmers Union Urges USDA to Proactively Address Farm Suicide Crisis
2018-05-15 15:28:06| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 15, 2018 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON Many farmers and ranchers are coping with alarming levels of stress, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) should serve a critical role in providing support to farmers in crisis, according to the nations second largest general farm organization. National Farmers Union […]
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Pork producers need to proactively communicate with consumers to change the dialogue
2018-01-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
Pork producers and swine veterinarians need to take a more active role in consumers’ food conversations for them to get an accurate picture of how pigs are raised, said Tamika Sims, PhD, director of food technology and communications for the International Food Information Council.
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USDA Must Continue to Proactively Address Climate Change
2017-08-10 21:02:27| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2017 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON As family farmers and ranchers navigate warmer temperatures and increased weather variability as a result of climate change, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will play a vital role in helping producers adapt to and mitigate the adverse impacts of climate volatility. […]
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Proactively manage animal health with PigWise
2016-07-08 01:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Zoetis created PigWise, a web-based dashboard and mobile app that provides veterinarians and production managers with daily herd information. read more
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