States rolling back legislation on cage-free eggs
Egg prices have soared recently, leaving many consumers wondering why. While avian influenza plays a role, animal housing mandates—like California’s Proposition 12—are also driving up costs.
10 Ways to Score Big by Attending the 2024 Stakeholders Summit
It’s going to take a team to drive our future forward. It’s going to take you, running alongside fellow stakeholders from across the food chain who know that putting in the work is the only way to transform today’s challenges into tomorrow’s solutions. Here are 10 ways you can score big at this year’s event…
Get to know the Alliance’s president and CEO
Hannah Thompson-Weeman’s journey with the Animal Agriculture Alliance started back in 2014 when she was hired as the director of communications. Since then, Hannah has held various leadership roles within the Alliance, and in May of 2022 was named president and CEO. In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at the (still relatively!) new…
Is animal agriculture sustainable?
The Alliance’s Sustainability Impact Report, released this week in celebration of Earth Day, shows how the animal agriculture community shares the same values as today’s consumer with its never-ending commitment to animal care, environmental stewardship, responsible antibiotic use, food safety, and nutrition. Here are just a few environmental highlights from each area of animal agriculture featured in this year’s report!
4 reasons for Catholics to keep eating meat on Fridays
Abstaining from meat is not the best way that people of faith can mitigate the impacts of climate change, nor will it strengthen their relationship with God. Here are four reasons to keep meat on your plates on ordinary Fridays (which excludes Lent and other Catholic holidays).
10 reasons to attend the 2023 Stakeholders Summit!
How can we create a sustainable future for animal agriculture? By building it together. And the 2023 Stakeholders Summit is your opportunity to help take the incredible progress we’ve already made to new heights. Join the Animal Ag Alliance as “Partners in Progress” at the 2023 Stakeholders Summit, scheduled for May 4-5 in Arlington, Virginia! Here are 10 reasons why you won’t want to miss the 2023 Stakeholders Summit this year.
Animal rights activism trends to look out for in 2023: Part 2
Animal rights activist groups have employed a series of outlandish campaigns over the years in a thus far unsuccessful attempt to “dismantle” animal agriculture, including exploiting the courts to forward their cause.
Animal rights activism trends to look out for in 2023: Part 1
Last year saw a disturbing uptick in public displays of extreme animal rights activism. From trespassing on farms and stealing animals to protesting during televised sports games, incidents of extremist demonstrations continue to be on the rise. Based on our inside scoop, here are a few projected trends to be aware of in 2023.
5 reasons to support animal agriculture this Giving Tuesday
Everyone hits their favorite stores for the best deals on Black Friday. You may even take to the internet for discounted items on Cyber Monday. But have you ever considered giving back to a nonprofit on Giving Tuesday?
We all scream for ice cream
Happy July! While most people associate July with Independence Day, it’s also host to some of the more interesting national holidays like National Anti-boredom Month, National Culinary Arts Month, National Grilling Month, National Hotdog Month, and National Purposeful Parenting Month. It is also the national month for everyone’s favorite frozen treat: ice cream!