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Mass Energy Works, Clean Energy Fuels to build 9 dairy digesters in $130M venture
The agreement is set to produce an estimated 4 million gallons of renewable natural gas from cattle manure per year.
By Sarah Zimmerman • May 16, 2024 -
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How dairy farms should interpret CDC guidance on bird flu
Farmers should not see the agency’s biosecurity recommendations as a “one-size-fits-all” solution, a veterinarian and public health expert said.
By Nathan Owens • May 15, 2024 -
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As the sector anxiously awaits a farm bill, producers are expected to take advantage of new opportunities in renewable energy and regenerative agriculture.
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ReposiTrak adds dairy and egg suppliers to traceability network
The platform will be used to exchange FDA-required data for tracking products considered more prone to contamination.
By Kelly Stroh • May 15, 2024 -
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US to spend $200M on bird flu fight, including dairy farm compensation
The investment comes as public health experts raise concerns that the government isn’t doing enough to track the virus and prevent it from spreading to humans.
By Nathan Owens • May 13, 2024 -
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Agtech Seedlings: Nvidia invests in weed-killing robots | Startup lands $26M for cattle methane vaccine
Also in this week’s farm technology news: Federal agencies collaborate on an overhaul of biotech regulation, and Syngenta's Adepidyn fungicide is on track to surpass a $1 billion sales milestone.
By Agriculture Dive staff • May 10, 2024 -
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Daisy Brand to build $626M Iowa dairy plant
The 750,000-square facility in Boone, Iowa, will initially employ more than 100 workers.
By Joelle Anselmo • May 10, 2024 -
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CDC recommends face masks to protect farmworkers from bird flu
The agency is asking states to make personal protection equipment available as more information comes to light about the transmission of the virus.
By Nathan Owens • May 9, 2024 -
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M&M’s owner Mars commits $47M to slash dairy emissions
The confectionery giant is testing seaweed feed supplements and plans to open three "net zero" farms as it looks to halve its carbon footprint by 2030.
By Sarah Zimmerman • May 9, 2024 -
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Walmart taps Swisslog to automate 3 milk facilities
The technology is part of the retailer’s larger goal to build a resilient and transparent supply chain while bolstering its capacity to meet demand.
By S.L. Fuller • May 9, 2024 -
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Q&A‘We’re basically flying blind’: An epidemiologist’s take on the US response to bird flu
Katelyn Jetelina, a public health expert and CDC advisor, explains why an outbreak in dairy cows is likely bigger than previously thought and what farm workers should be doing to protect themselves.
By Nathan Owens • May 2, 2024 -
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US tests ground beef from grocery stores amid bird flu concerns
Expanded testing comes as Colombia imposes beef trade restrictions over the outbreak in dairy cows.
By Nathan Owens • April 30, 2024 -
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Traces of bird flu detected in 1 in 5 grocery store milk samples: FDA study
The findings come as avian influenza continues to spread in U.S. dairy herds, with a ninth state reporting a positive case.
By Nathan Owens • April 29, 2024 -
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Vanguard, TotalEnergies announce joint venture for at least 10 dairy digesters
The facilities will produce renewable natural gas using waste from the food and beverage industries, supplemented with manure from farms.
By Jacob Wallace • April 26, 2024 -
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US orders dairy cows to be tested for bird flu before moving between states
The move comes after the Food and Drug Administration discovered fragments of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial pasteurized milk.
By Nathan Owens • April 25, 2024 -
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Bird flu remnants found in pasteurized milk: FDA
The federal agency still considers the commercial milk supply safe. The results of more studies are said to be released in the “next few days to weeks."
By Nathan Owens • April 24, 2024 -
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OpinionA secret about eggs
The industry kills millions of male chicks each year because they don’t lay eggs. Here’s why and how we should end this grisly practice as some European countries already have, writes Alex Crisp.
By Alex Crisp • Updated April 22, 2024 -
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General Mills plans to cut dairy emissions 40% by end of decade
The cereal giant is more than halfway to its goal of enrolling 1 million acres in its regenerative agriculture plan, according to its latest corporate sustainability report.
By Chris Casey • April 18, 2024 -
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Chevron, Brightmark grow dairy digester network with Southwest renewable plant
The facility will transform manure into biogas from Caballero Dairy in Eloy, Arizona.
By Nathan Owens • April 16, 2024 -
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Bird flu found in South Dakota dairy herd
The detection adds to the growing number of states reporting positive cases in cattle.
By Nathan Owens • April 12, 2024 -
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States enact dairy cattle travel restrictions over bird flu concerns
Key trading partners are monitoring the situation closely, with Mexico taking steps to reinforce surveillance and inspection of livestock from the U.S.
By Nathan Owens • April 12, 2024 -
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Divert plans 3rd anaerobic digestion facility
The plant in North Carolina comes as the company expands with the aim of processing 5% of all wasted food in the U.S. by 2031.
By Jacob Wallace • April 11, 2024 -
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North Carolina becomes 7th state to report bird flu in dairy herds
As more cows test positive, a prominent industry group has decided on a new name for avian influenza in cattle.
By Nathan Owens • April 11, 2024 -
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New WIC rules provide families with more money for fruits and vegetables
The changes, meant to align with dietary guidance from nutrition groups, reduces allotments for dairy, drawing pushback from the sector.
By Sarah Zimmerman • April 10, 2024 -
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Contaminated milk equipment potential source of bird flu spread to cattle: USDA
Farm workers wearing contaminated clothes or shoes while milking the cows could also be responsible for the recent viral outbreak in dairy herds.
By Nathan Owens • April 8, 2024 -
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Dairy farmers urged to beef up biosecurity amid bird flu concerns
As more cases are being detected across the U.S., producers are encouraged to closely monitor for sick cattle, limit herd movement and wear protective gear.
By Nathan Owens • April 4, 2024
