Ag Activism
Share some food love
Michele Payn-Knoper, a leading U.S. farm and food advocate, is passionate about social media and helping farmers learn how to use it to connect with consumers. Now, she’s written a book, called “No More Food Fights!”
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Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition launches online resource
The resource is designed to answer consumers' questions about farm animal care and assist farmers in providing the latest science-based animal care standards. It also provides access to animal care experts.
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Iowa sends volley across animal activists’ bow
A new law in Iowa that prohibits fraudulent activity by animal-rights activists on livestock farms may serve as a template for other states.
According to Iowa State Senator Joe Seng, states such as Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio and Utah may be interested.
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Upgrade farm security
Every farm, large and small, should consider strategies aimed at reducing farmstead vulnerability to property crime. Here are some ways to improve farm security.
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Ag communications symposium coming in February
Is it possible to find common ground among colliding beliefs surrounding food and agriculture? Food security is one of the most pressing issues facing world leaders today, and despite the technological tools available to help more of the world's population reach self-sufficiency, an epic communications challenge remains.
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Intensive ag critical to future
Global food demand could double by 2050, according to a new projection by David Tilman, Regents Professor of Ecology in the University of Minnesota’s College of Biological Sciences, and colleagues, including Jason Hill, assistant professor in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
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Commentary: Dissecting animal rights
In the end, the answer to whether the rest of the animal kingdom should have legal standing is a no-brainer. But verbalizing that conclusion is a lot tougher than you might think—until now.
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Tweet your thanks
This Thanksgiving season, people throughout the food system will be using social media to show their thanks for food and raise awareness of agriculture through the AgChat Foundation’s #foodthanks campaign.
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Commentary: Pursuing the ‘cruelty’ scam
Nothing stirs the fund-raising efforts of animal welfare groups better than a sensational story about abused animals needing to be rescued, then supported with cash—lots of cash.
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Discovery Networks will feature farmer/rancher videos
Real farmers and ranchers will be telling their stories in the weeks ahead to help Americans learn more about how food is grown and raised. The effort includes documentary-style videos that will begin airing across the Discovery Communications’ networks.
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Sustainability awards to highlight excellence across dairy supply chain
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, in affiliation with the Dairy Research Institute, has announced the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a new program that recognizes dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts in delivering outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefit, thus helping to advance sustainability of the dairy industry.
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