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NFU Pleased by Absence of GIPSA and Organic Livestock Riders in Senate Appropriations Bill, Disappointed by More Conservation Cuts
2016-05-19 19:09:29| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 19, 2016) The Senate Appropriations Committee today marked up the fiscal year 2017 appropriations bill, and National Farmers Union (NFU) was pleased to see controversial provisions excluded from the bill. The organization, representing nearly 200,000 family farmers and ranchers, applauded the […]
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Visitors to livestock farms have environmental concerns, survey finds
2016-05-19 11:51:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Purdue University Purdue study designed to measure the demographics and attitudes of people who have visited a working farm or food production facility and compare those to people who have not visited an agricultural production operation. read more
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Genus and Caribou Biosciences Collaborate on Leading CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing Technology in Livestock Species
2016-05-19 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Genus, a global pioneer in animal genetics, and Caribou Biosciences, a leader in the revolutionary field of CRISPR-Cas gene editing, are pleased to announce a multi-year strategic collaboration where Genus receives a worldwide, exclusive license to Caribou’s leading CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology platform in certain livestock species.
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Theres livestock emissions and then theres hot air
2016-05-19 01:16:00| Beef
Genetics and technology that will continue to lead to more output with fewer inputs will be more vital than ever. read more
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Packer livestock ownership ban bill introduced
2016-05-16 17:01:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, D.C. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) re-introduced his packer ban legislation saying, An effective and efficient marketplace is one where packers that control all harvest capacity of the industry do not also own a majority of the animals to be processed." read more
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