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Iowa farmers devastated after catastrophic storms
Storm winds of 100 mph whipped through the state, leaving crops and buildings destroyed
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The Chicken and the Egg
Explaining sustainability could benefit livestock producers
With so much of the focus on animal welfare, the livestock industry could benefit from explaining why welfare and sustainability do not always go hand in hand
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Woman dies protesting for animal rights
Hogs sat in a semi during scorching hot temperatures during the investigation
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Grocery stores: Is meat available and are consumers afraid to go?
The initial shock of COVID-19 scared consumers and increased panic buying; meat shortages have been reported to be an issue for consumers in some areas
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COVID-19: Plant-based, specialty product sales may drop
Many companies made big investments into the production of specialty products before COVID-19 hit the US, destroyed the economy and left customers with the need for comfort food.
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Millennials learning about food supply during COVID-19
Food shortages have created a higher demand for meat purchased directly off the farm
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PETA uses COVID-19 to further its agenda
The organization has written letters to multiple CEOs, explaining that COVID-19 is reason to stop producing livestock meat and restructure business models
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Poultry biosecurity plans prepared humans for COVID-19
As state lawmakers continue to put stay-at-home orders in place, people could learn to be safe by implementing some of the steps associated with poultry biosecurity.
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COVID-19 raises questions about egg market, boosts meat sales
Multiple reports indicate that sales are up, but what does that mean for the cage-free egg market and how long will meat sales be this high?
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Is it time to start hiring members of Generation Z?
As Gen Z members increase in consumer power, it is important for companies to better understand how they think
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Democratic candidate Bloomberg disparaged ag, or did he?
Comments made in 2016 by Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg are coming back to haunt him and probably won't help him win over the vote of rural America, but rural America needs to see the bigger picture here
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PETA blames meat eaters for barn fire, calls out cage-free
A large fire destroyed a barn and about 300,000 cage-free laying hens at a Konos egg farm, PETA is planning a billboard blaming people who are not yet vegans for the birds' deaths.
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