Taylor Hadl

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

The U.S. animal feed community is committed to furthering environmental stewardship by:
-Developing and advancing their internal sustainability programs.
-Responding to product stakeholder and transparency needs.

#AnimalFeed #Agriculture #CAO24

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Animal Feed:

Around 80% of what cows eat, humans cannot digest. Over 40% of ingredients in animal feed are byproducts from other industries.🐮

#Agriculture #AnimalFeed #CAO24

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Animal Feed Ingredients:

🌱 Soybeans are a powerhouse protein source in animal feed, boosting growth and productivity in livestock. As a renewable and versatile crop, soybeans are essential for sustainable farming! #Soybeans #AnimalFeed #CAO24

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🌽 Corn is one of the most popular grains in animal feed, providing essential energy and nutrients to livestock. From poultry to dairy, corn-based feeds fuel healthy and productive farms! #Corn #AnimalFeed #Agriculture #CAO24

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Helping the Earth!

Research shows that feed additives like red seaweed can cut methane emissions from cattle by up to 80%! 🌊🐄 Innovations like these are making beef production more sustainable and lowering its environmental impact overall. 🌍 #CAO24 #SustainableFarming #Beef

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Modern beef production is now more efficient, using less land and fewer resources per pound of meat. This progress, paired with methane-reducing innovations, is helping lower beef farming’s environmental impact. 🐄♻️
#CAO24 #BeefProduction #Sustainability

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Inspired by Temple Grandin, low-stress handling techniques are now widely used in beef farming to reduce animal stress and promote healthier livestock. Better welfare = better quality beef! 🐄🌱

#CAO24 #TempleGrandin #BeefProduction

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Beef cattle🐮grazing on grasslands is a sustainable practice!

-By cattle grazing, it keeps the grasslands healthy and helps with overall preservation.
-Prevents overgrowth of invasive species of weeds and encourages native plants.
-Supports a balanced ecosystem.

#CAO24 #Beef

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

More on turkey facilities!! 🦃🦃

Turkey facilities are very sustainable. They recycle♻️ many aspects of turkey production, manage waste, and participate in energy efficient practices.

Turkey farming is designed to have a small environmental impact.

#CAO24 #Agriculture

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Are you worried about consuming antibiotics or added hormones 💉 from your turkey meat?

Don't worry! It has been illegal🚫 in the United States since the 1950s for all poultry, including turkeys and chickens.

No need to worry, gobble gobble! 🦃🦃

#CAO24 #Agriculture

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Have you seen the facilities of turkey farms?🦃🦃

Turkey farmers rely on smart technology to help them farm turkeys 🦃.

This smart technology helps control temperatures🌡️ of facilities, feed distribution, water supply and more!

#CAO24 #Agriculture

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

What comes to mind when you think about turkeys🦃? Maybe thanksgiving🍗 or turkeys running in a field.

Well for turkey farms, they are raised in a controlled environment protected from weather and predators. They have access to food at all times.

Gobble🦃
#CAO24 #Agriculture

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Have you seen these slots in pig ears before?

This is called ear notching. This is used for identifying pigs 🐷. Depending on where the notch is, it translates to a number to help identify the pig 🐷. It is similar to an ear piercing of a human.

#CAO24 #Agriculture

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Have you seen these funny looking outfits in the barn before?

In the agriculture industry, we try our best to keep barns clean and to keep our animals healthy 🩺. To reduce the risk of spreading disease, we clean shoes, wear clothes, specific for the barn 🧽🫧.
#CAO24 #Ag

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Why does the flooring of pig facilities look like this? 🐷

There are slots in the flooring that helps keep the barns clean. This allows waste to go down and drain out of the barns to keep pigs healthy.

#CAO24 #Agriculture

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Have you heard of needle teeth in pigs? 🐷

In the agriculture industry, we pull piglets needle teeth. This prevents the biting of other pigs.

Pigs are attracted to blood 🩸 and if they get some of the blood, that can lead to cannibalism which is not good. 🚫

#CAO24 #Ag

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Have you heard of no-till farming?

No-Till farming is becoming more common in the agriculture industry. No-Till farms are participating in sustainable agriculture by planting seeds in undisturbed soil which decreases erosion and helps soil health.
#CAO24 #Ag #Sustainable

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Sustainable Ag: Crop Rotation

Did you know the Dust Bowl started because we did not rotate crops and there were no nutrients left in the soil. By rotating crops, the crops take certain nutrients from the soil, but the next crop puts different nutrients back in and so on.
#CAO24

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

What comes to mind when you think of sustainable agriculture?

Sustainable agriculture is farming in a way that protects the environment and using natural resources.

Comment what you think is sustainable agriculture practices.

#sustainableag #CAO24 #AgAngle #Agriculture

[Taylor Hadl @HadlTaylor]

Fact or Myth: Broilers are larger today because of added hormones and steroids?

MYTH!
Since the 1950s, it has been illegal to give hormones or steroids to broilers.

Todays broilers grow faster and larger due to breeding and nutrition.

#CAO24 #AgAngle #AdvocateAg