Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club are the latest brands to switch to cage-free eggs. They just announced their goal to transition to a 100% cage-free egg supply chain by 2025. They stated this step represents a “commitment to continuously improving the company’s food supply chain while maintaining the affordable prices that customers expect.” “Our customers and associates count on Walmart … Read More
Time to Discuss Genetic Advancements & Consumer Trust
The Center for Food Integrity’s (CFI) 2016 North American Strategy Conference on Animal Agriculture will take place May 18-19 at McDonald’s Hamburger University in Chicago. Speakers and panelists will discuss genetics advancements and the need to earn consumer trust in the benefits these advancements offer. The free event hosts leaders from local, state, national and international producer organizations and livestock … Read More
NMPF Approves Changes in FARM Program Version 3.0
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) Board of Directors approved changes to the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Program to strengthen the effectiveness and credibility of its animal care standards. Revisions to the FARM Program occur every three years and are based on input from farmers, veterinarians, and others involved in the FARM Program’s Technical Writing Group, NMPF’s … Read More
Common Ground Takes Families Out To Ranch
CommonGround has launched a new video on animal welfare, highlighting how ranchers care for their animals. The short piece features Colorado CommonGround volunteer and rancher Kelsey Pope and her mother, Cindy Frasier, and helps consumers that are actively looking for the story behind their food. The video shows Pope and her family out together working on their ranch. Together, Frasier … Read More
CFI Conference on Animal Agriculture
The Center for Food Integrity’s (CFI) 2016 North American Strategy Conference on Animal Agriculture will take place May 18-19, at McDonald’s Hamburger University in Chicago and is sponsored by the United Soybean Board. The event will focus on closing the gap on issues driving consumer distrust in animal agriculture. Those issues include animal housing, emerging genetic advancements and antibiotics use. … Read More
BIVI's Commitment to BQA Education
The folks at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) have been strong supporters of the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program and that confidence in the program has led them to sponsor another free-certification period — from now through April 15. The announcement was made during the recent Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show and I caught up with BIVI’s Director … Read More
TIP Approves Over 850 Shows for 2016
The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TIP) recently announced that more than 850 horse shows in 43 states and Canadian provinces will feature TIP-approved awards and classes during 2016. A full calendar of events is available online. 2016 will be the fifth year that The Jockey Club has offered TIP awards. Of the 150 horse shows that offered awards in … Read More
Pork Crisis Alert Text Service Announced
The National Pork Board introduced a pork industry crisis text news service, Pork Crisis Alert, which will immediately deliver essential information free of charge, message and data rates may apply, to U.S. pork producers in the event of a major industry-wide emergency. “Every day, America’s pork producers are busy on their farms and may not always have immediate access to … Read More
Winter Storm Hits Texas Dairy Hard
Winter Storm Goliath hit the Texas dairy industry hard. Darren Turley, executive director of the Texas Association of Dairymen (TAD), said it will be felt well into the future, from a reduction in the state’s milk supply to dairy financial losses to the emotional impact on farmers of losing their animals. “Like all agriculture, dairy producers always operate at the … Read More
Carnival Cruises Partners with HSUS
Carnival, the largest cruise company in the world, has joined forces with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and will switch to 100% cage-free eggs across all of its brands by 2025. Carnival Corporation—the world’s largest travel and leisure company—includes 10 global cruise line brands including Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, Holland America Line, Cunard, AIDA Cruises, … Read More