FarmSTAND’s Post

Important piece about the connection between bird flu, factory farms, and corporate greed in our consolidated food system - and what we can do about it. https://lnkd.in/g2yAwA4j

#Foodsecurity was the term on everyone’s lips. But this is an environment where it is conflated with #foodproduction . The government’s announcement of a new annual food security index will do little to address the gaping hole in food policy. Nor will it help reverse long-term decline in farmland wildlife, restore protected habitats to good condition, or stop the pollution pouring into waterways.   https://lnkd.in/e_AGKWNe

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (“FAO”), the average annual growth rate of total food fish consumption outpaces that of all other animal proteins such as meat and eggs. Simply put, consumers are eating more and more fish each year, and sustainably raised seafood like our Bluehouse Salmon is the way we protect the growth of our wild fish populations.

Cultivated meat is not welcome in Alabama (in case you were wondering...). Nor, presumably, are people who know that the cattle supply chain is among the top contributors to climate change, or approximately 14% of total emissions or about half of total emissions caused by land-use change, and are therefore reducing or eliminating their consumption of meat. "... the real threat farmers face is the changing climate and all its implications – droughts and floods, irregular harvests and crop failures, extreme heat and extreme cold.  But can you blame these politicians, who belong to a country where 74% of people don’t think eating meat affects the climate? For a country that – even for a while – considered a vehement climate change denier as a presidential candidate, the answer is yes. Yes, you can." #ESG #impactinvesting #beef #cattle #culturewars #deforestation https://lnkd.in/eeju8HrU

The politicization of alternative proteins has been accelerated. This highlights the vital importance of prioritizings funding for technologies and management practices that decrease the climate footprint of livestock production. https://lnkd.in/gUfyjwQE

What’s the worst thing to feed to a domestic pig? Meat. Feeding meat or meat products to pigs is not only dangerous, it’s illegal in Australia. That’s because meat could carry exotic diseases such as African swine fever and foot-and-mouth disease, which would devastate our livestock industries. Never feed your pigs anything that contains, or has been in contact with, raw, cooked or processed meat. Examples of prohibited pig feed includes pies, sausage rolls, bacon and cheese rolls, pizza, deli meats, table scraps and untreated cooking oils. Don’t give pigs food from meat trays and takeaway food containers, as residue in these can carry viruses. Find out more about feeding pigs safely and legally here: https://brnw.ch/21wFsJb #biosecurity #pigs

Food safety is vital. When safe practices are neglected, viruses and bacteria can spread, leading to decreased crop yields, livestock losses, and the spread of foodborne illnesses. Sanitizing agricultural vehicles on a regular basis helps prevent the spread of harmful pathogens, ensuring a steady, safe supply of food. #WorldFoodSafetyDay #FoodSafety #Agriculture

Very simple way to safeguard your pigs

Birds and their impact on shellfish sanitation is a huge issue for shellfish farmers. Hot off the presses: the EPA has just released a new document that addresses how we classify waters that are impacted by non-human sources of fecal material. This hefty document includes a comprehensive literature review on the subject, strong recommendations on evaluating risk, guidance on regulating bathing safety, and discussions on the appropriate use of water quality indicator bacteria in waters that are only impacted by animal waste. The newly released: Technical Support Materials: Developing Alternative Recreational Criteria for Waters Contaminated by Predominantly Non-Human Fecal Sources describes the rationale and techniques for conducting a Quantitative Risk Assessment for waters impacted by animals. https://lnkd.in/eY8bBuVr "...the health risks to humans vary depending on which of these sources is contributing to the indicator being measured and the pathogens that can cause illness." "The QMRA results from this and other follow-on analyses conducted by the EPA and analyses conducted by others demonstrated the potential for a lower mean probability of gastrointestinal illness, by approximately two to four orders of magnitude, for selected animal sources of fecal contamination." "Research indicates that human enteric viruses (e.g., adenovirus, enterovirus, and norovirus) are the primary disease-causing agent of concern in predominately human-impacted waters. However, animal feces can contain zoonotic bacterial and protozoan pathogens and waters predominantly affected by animal fecal loading can present less potential for human health risks compared to waters affected by human feces. Weighing in at a hefty 283 pages, this is not light reading, but it provides a roadmap for how regulators should be looking at the issue of guano and the levels of risk and whether we should be shutting down shellfish growing areas based on coliform indicators when the sources are birds and not humans.

🌍🐔 Climate change is making mycotoxin control more critical than ever for poultry safety! ☀ Warmer temperatures increase the severity of wheat head blight due to Fusarium fungi. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) proposes stricter limits for mycotoxins in poultry feed to enhance safety. 🛡️🍽️ 👉 Swipe through to read all about it and discover how to protect your flock with preventive measures and advanced solutions. 📰 Or read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gFDRa-HV #PoultrySafety #ClimateChange #FoodSafety #Mycotoxins #Agrimprove