reduce greenhouse gas emissions just slightly while producing a shortage of nutrients plant-based foods alone cannot replace. That was among the conclusions of the latest “Sustainability Impact Report” from Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA), based in Arlington.

The 33-page report, released on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, also highlighted the contributions the animal secto

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University’s new Fast Start program will help future students begin their college careers while saving money on tuition, a university admissions official said.

The first confirmed cases of COVID-19 in pets in the U.S. is generating questions about the ability of animals to spread the virus to humans.

DES MOINES, Iowa – With spring planting on the horizon and emerald ash borer (EAB) having already invaded 35 states, farmers are looking for the best way to combat the pest this year. 

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – Stay-at-home orders didn’t slow interest in the U.S. Soybean Export Council’s two-day global conference as 2,000 global customers from nearly 100 countries joined digitally.

Milk is back on the shelf at Ohio food banks, thanks to an executive order from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, which would provide nearly $5 million in emergency funding, according to a news release from the American Dairy Association-Mideast. The funding came as a result of a combined effort of Ohio Dairy Producers Association and the American Dairy Association Mideast along with support from Dairy Farmers of America-Mideast Area and the National Farmers Organization who submitted a letter to Governor DeWine urging him to approve emergency funding for food banks

President Donald Trump ordered meat processing plants to reopen last week. However, this doesn’t doesn’t necessarily mean an end to the backlog of farm animals and potential food shortages. Some meat processing plants have closed in order to deep clean after employees have tested positive from Covid-19. Those closures have ranged from a few days to a few weeks. 

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Normally, vegetables grown by agriculture students at Purdue University are served in dining halls at the school but with the campus mostly empty from the COVID-19 outbreak the produce is being donated to help feed the hungry.

About 200 pounds of fresh greens harvested from high tunnels at the Purdue School Farm have been delivered every week at no cost to Food Finders Food Bank in Lafayette and the on campus ACE Food Pantry for the past month.