“We must ‘lead well’ and think beyond the farm.” That’s the recommendation made by two University of Minnesota (UM) veterinarians, Dr. Jeff Bender, and Dr. Montse Torremorell. In their work at UM College of Veterinary Medicine and the School of Public Health, they have published several resources to help keep livestock workers healthy as they care for animals.

Sales of brands like Carl’s Jr.’s Beyond Beef and Burger King’s Impossible Burger – both beef substitutes – show no signs of slowing down. Now entering the vegetable protein market is Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) with its Beyond Fried Chicken.

Animal rights activists are everywhere and being more and more aggressive. It may seem intuitive, but how to protect yourselves, your animals, and your reputation is critical for the successful production of protein.

There’s been an increased buzz lately in the animal protein world following the January 5th 60 Minutes segment on antibiotics in hog production. The consumer is demanding a reduction in antibiotics in food production. But what are the effects of antibiotic withdrawal on animals?

Yes, we’re still talking about African Swine Fever (ASF) because it not only affects the pork industry, the poultry industry is benefitting from markets gained due to downturn in pork markets.

The US poultry industry has recorded an all-time low for worker injury and illness within the industry’s slaughter and processing workforce. Figures released in November show an 84% decline in illness and injury over the past 25 years.

Every day, 33 children sustain agriculture-related injuries. Every three days, a child dies because of an agriculture-related incident. That’s according to the National Ag Safety Database which reports the number of farm-accident fatalities is not declining in proportion to the decline in farm population, partly because of the increasing average age of people on farms.

It may just be January, but the United States Agriculture Department (USDA) Foreign Ag Service has already lined up seven trade missions.