Dairy Management Inc. helps Animal Ag Alliance coach students to become confident agriculture communicators College Aggies Online students reach millions on social media in first weeks of competition October 15, 2019 – The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s College Aggies Online (CAO) Scholarship Competition is in full swing. More than 300 students and 20 collegiate clubs are competing…
Thank you for getting social about animal agriculture! Share any of the following graphics to your social media pages! Ever wonder how much milk a dairy cow produces a day? http://bit.ly/2Ji6KIs On some dairy farms, cow manure gets flushed or trucked over to digesters, a processing tank equipped to capture biogas. Bacteria break down the…
Beef and Dairy: The Interconnection Between Nutrition and Sustainable Food Systems Webinar featuring Joe McMahan, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, and Dr. Sara Place, NCBA.
Dairy Management Inc. proudly supports Animal Agriculture Alliance’s College Aggies Online DMI is the largest supporter of this year’s College Aggies Online scholarship competition August 31, 2017 – The Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition begins September 10, 2017 with Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) as its largest supporter. “We are thrilled to…
The erosion of milk’s reputation as a healthy food choice is the biggest issue facing the nation’s dairy industry, according to the new dairy chair for The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural &Environmental Sciences. “We could survive longer on milk without food, without water (or) without pizza than you can survive on anything else,”…
International Dairy Foods Association, Animal Agriculture Alliance Announce Winners of Ice Cream Recipe Contest The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) together with the Animal Agriculture Alliance today released the results of their joint Ice Cream Recipe contest that celebrated National Ice Cream Month. The winning recipe, “Piled High Strawberry, Banana Ice Cream Pie,” was…
Response to Idaho Dairy Video October 10, 2012 – The Animal Agriculture Alliance has long condemned the mistreatment of animals raised for food and works to promote science-based animal care guidelines. The disturbing images released today by an extreme vegan organization do not accurately reflect the animal care and handling practices currently in place on…
HB 3799
Description:
Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain meat food products.
Status: Introduced 3/7/2019
Pending
HB 1081
Relating to a study regarding the prohibition of dairy farming in certain areas of the state
Description:
Would require the Texas Animal Health Commission to conduct a study regarding the current risk level for bovine tuberculosis in certain states determined by the Commission to be infected or at high risk for bovine tuberculosis. By 9/1/2014, the Commission must submit a report of the findings to the Department of Agriculture and others listed.
Status: Effective 6/14/2013
Passed
Pass Date: 6/14/2013
HB 1643
Description:
Would add a concentrated animal feeding operations to the list of facilities that drones are prohibited from flying over.
Status: Effective 9/1/17
Passed
Pass Date: 6/15/2017
HB 1819
Relating to liability for injuring a trespassing sheep or goat
Description:
Would make a person with a fence that is insufficient who kills or wounds a head of cattle, horse, goat or sheep liable to the owner of the animal for damages.
Status: Effective 9/1/2013
Passed
Pass Date: 6/14/2013
HB 334
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Livestock Care Standards Advisory Committee
Description:
Would establish a 16-member Texas Livestock Care Standards Advisory Committee. The committee would be required to research and develop standards governing livestock and poultry care, food safety, local food availability, food affordability, and best farm management practices for animal well-being.
Status: Introduced 11/19/2010; Died in Committee
Failed
SJR 22
Right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife amendment
Description:
Would amend Aricle 1, Section 34 of the Texas Constitution to include that people have the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife, including the use of traditioal methods, subject to laws and regulations to conserve and manage wildlife and preserve the future of hunting and fishing. Would also state that hunting and fishing are preferred methods of managing and controlling wildlife.
Status: Enrolled 5/20/2015; Died in Chamber
Failed