The Protein PACT and the call for producer feedback
By Rachel Gabel for The Fence Post
Together, the Animal Agriculture Alliance, Beef Alliance, Dairy Management, Inc., Elance, Institute for Feed Education and Research, National Corn Growers Association, We Care Commitment, National Pork Producers Council, North American Meat Institute, United Soybean Board, U.S. Meat Export Federation, and U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef have formed the Protein PACT. The goal is to strengthen animal protein’s contributions to healthy people, healthy animals, healthy communities, and a healthy environment by working within the organizations and across the industry to create transparent baselines for improvement, to set ambitious targets for progress, and to communicate those efforts.
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A report by a former aide to the prime minister says that councils should only step in to cover social care costs when they are relatively high.
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