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Conservation management practices are already in place on millions of acres used to grow pig feed! 🌽 bit.ly/3LswVbJ

Water quality is crucial to animal health, which is why water sources are routinely evaluated and cleaned. 💧 bit.ly/3wfunbn

Water is crucial for body temperature regulation, growth, digestion and many other body functions. Farmers provide fresh, clean water to their animals 24 hours a day to ensure optimum health! 🐥 bit.ly/3kj4dS9

Safe feed storage prevents contamination, protects against moisture, and maintains quality. Farmers implement practical ways to keep animal feed safely stored until it is needed! 🌽

DYK: 80% of what cows eat cannot be eaten by people – we simply can’t digest it! Cows are able to recycle the things we can’t eat into nutritious feed. ♻️ bit.ly/3j9C2oG

Raising egg-laying hens indoors provides several benefits to the birds' overall welfare: ⛈️ Protection from harsh weather 🦊 Protection from predators 🤒 Protection from diseases

Have you ever noticed some of your eggs have darker or lighter colored yolks than others? 🍳 This is due to differences in hen diets but does not impact nutrition, quality, or flavor! bit.ly/3c5VZJz

Egg farmers are committed to providing the best care possible for their hens. UEP Certified provides guidelines for various types of hen housing and ensures farmers adhere to science-based welfare practices! 🥚 bit.ly/3j5XVoO

One step in the farm-to-store journey is checking egg quality! One way of doing this is holding eggs up to a light source to check the interior quality without breaking the shell. 🥚 bit.ly/43CpFVe

There are three main types of hen housing: conventional cage, cage-free, and enriched colony. Hens in enriched colony housing live in smaller groups and have space for natural behaviors like perching, scratching, and dust bathing. 🐓🥚 bit.ly/2TZSQN1

Eggs are graded AA, A, or B based on the appearance of their shell, yolk, and albumen (also known as the egg white). 🍳🥚 bit.ly/2HDnuY2

Compared to 1960, egg farmers have made significant strides in minimizing their environmental impact with the help of technological advancements and improved animal husbandry practices. 🥚 bit.ly/2KJ6gKx

Dairy farmers use water responsibly in their milking parlors and in manure management and storage. Typically, wastewater is recycled to flush barn alleys and irrigate fields. 🐮♻️ bit.ly/3qnvfb3 #DairyMonth

Ever wonder how much milk a dairy cow produces a day? 🥛 bit.ly/2Ji6KIs #DairyMonth

"A united animal agriculture sector could not only respond more effectively to [animal rights] challenges but also proactively advocate for balanced, science-based policies that support both animal welfare and the livelihoods of U.S. farmers and ranchers." bit.ly/4dSY0UY

“Factory farming” is a term commonly thrown around when discussing animal agriculture. The truth is most farms are family farms. In the U.S. dairy community, specifically, 94% of farms are family-owned. 👨‍👩‍👦 bit.ly/3xcNnHe #DairyMonth

The FARM program brings together experts and stakeholders to institute science-based standards and tools for the dairy community in animal care, antibiotic stewardship, sustainability, and workforce welfare. 🥛 bit.ly/3xcNnHe #DairyMonth

The deadline to apply for our fall 2025 internship is less than a month away. Apply here: bit.ly/2rixUY4 We'd also like to thank our spring interns, Elizabeth Kern and Gracelyn Boren, for all of their support over the last few months! 🌟

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Dairy farmers use precision farming, renewable fertilizers, no/low-till farming, and cover crops to decrease emissions from crops while increasing soil health. 🐮🚜 bit.ly/3xcNnHe #DairyMonth