Feeding the Future: The Importance of Supporting Ag’s Next Generation
This article was contributed by Farm Credit to NIAA’s member-only newsletter, Paradigm, in May 2025. It’s hard to discuss agriculture without using the word “generation.” Whether describing a fourth-generation row crop operation or a first-generation cattle producer, the term reflects those deep ties between people, land and the animals that sustain us. Perhaps the most […]
Cohort 4 of NIAA’s Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders explore ag tech in Lincoln
The fourth Cohort of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders met for their third in-person leadership training session in Lincoln, Nebraska from July 15-18, 2025. During their time in the Lincoln area, the leaders learned from: Attending and participating in the AgTech Connect event on UNL’s Innovation Campus – Cohort […]
NIAA Releases Lameness Across Species White Paper
The National Institute for Animal Agriculture hosted animal agriculture leaders that addressed challenges stemming from lameness across all food animal species and have now released a White Paper compiling the findings. NIAA’s Animal Disease Issues & Emergency Management Council hosted a roundtable discussion lameness across all food animal species at the International Production & Processing […]
Animal Agriculture Leaders Gather for Industry Preservation
Kansas City, Mo. (April 14, 2025) – Last week, the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) hosted the 2025 Annual Conference – Securing Our Future: Don’t Just Talk…Act! in Kansas City, Missouri. More than 110 attendees focused on the future of animal agriculture and how to maintain trust throughout the value chain. Additionally, industry leaders were honored and new […]
NIAA Selects Fourth Leadership Class
Sixteen leaders have been selected for the 4th Cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders Program The fourth class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders has been selected and will convene for their first session in Washington, D.C. in March 2025. The Advanced Training […]
