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Past experience has taught the men and women of the agriculture industry to eye animal welfare commitments from major corporations with an apprehensive eye. Nestlé’s latest commitment appears to be no exception to this rule.
In an Aug. 21, 2014, press release, Nestlé announced its partnership with NGO World Animal Protection and renewed its commitment to farm animal welfare. Nestlé has 7,300 suppliers who act as middlemen between Nestlé and producers. Consequently, this initiative affects tens of thousands of dairymen around the world.
We constantly hear that a healthy gut is the key for proper animal development, but what does gut health mean? It means that all the cells and layers that form the gastrointestinal (GI) tract maintain their integrity and composition; thus, the function of the gut is optimal.
Since I have been home from New Zealand and back in the rhythm of farming, work and engaging in the ag community in Montana, there has been a lot of time to think about how New Zealand is different than here. The first question other dairy farmers ask when we talk about New Zealand is: “How was it?” or “What did you think?”
Winter in Iowa can be brutal, with bitter temperatures, strong winds and lots of snow. The cows on Dan and Bonnie Beard’s farm handle the harsh season just fine even though they are housed outside all winter long.
“The secret is to give them enough area that they can always find a place that is protected so they are comfortable,” Dan says.
It may sound crazy, but the mustache may be the most powerful weapon you have in the fight against prostate cancer.
Maybe you don’t want to talk about prostate cancer, but one in six men – or 8,000 U.S. dairy producers, not counting the tens of thousands of others who work in our industry – will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime.
The stores and shopping centers glitter with Christmas from October to January. Santa and reindeer, tinsel and garlands, Christmas trees and poinsettias sit on the shelves calling for someone to buy them. Their message is clear: “Buy me and I will make your Christmas the best it has ever been.
Fires are awful occurrences; they leave you feeling demoralized and defeated. I submit that they are as bad as any natural disaster. After an earthquake, tornado or flood, there are often widespread calls for assistance and aid.
In most cases of natural calamities, groups from across the nation pour in to help people get back to normal or as close as possible given the circumstances. A fire is an individual disaster, singularly devastating and frequently without the public call to help.
New Year’s Eve traditions vary all around the world, as customs are meant to encourage luck and prosperity or chase away evil spirits. In Holland, they toast with hot spiced wine. In Belgium, they exchange gifts.In Spain, they eat 12 grapes between the first and 12th stroke of midnight.
As part of my work here in the New York City Watershed, I visit a lot of family farms. Here in the Catskills, farms are relatively small, and the farm families have one or more family members employed off the farm.
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