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Meat Institute Congratulates Rep. Thompson for Being Elected Chairman of House Ag Committee
Dec 8, 2022
NAMI released the following statement from Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts regarding the House Republican Conference’s election of U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15) to serve as Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee for the 118th Congress.
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Recognizing animal protein’s critical role ahead of UN Climate Summit Agriculture Day
Nov 14, 2022
The Interamerican Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) convened its first-ever "Sustainable Agriculture in the Americas" pavilion at the UN Climate Summit (COP27) and partnered with the Protein PACT ...
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U.S. Meat Sector Releases First-Ever Data Report on Environment, Other Key Indicators
Nov 1, 2022
A major new report released in advance of the United Nations Climate Summit next week in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, reveals that about 81% of facilities reporting data are covered by Meat Institute members’ commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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Mighty Earth’s Mighty Miss
By NAMI On August 3, 2017
This week the environmental activist group Mighty Earth issued a report titled “Mystery Meat II: The Industry Behind the Quiet Destruction of the American Heartland,” which seeks to blame the meat industry for any real or perceived environmental impact it can find... read more
Lessons on Processed Meat and Cancer
By Eric Mittenthal On May 8, 2017
It is rare that I sit in a session at a conference and am riveted by the entire presentation. But that was the case when David Klurfeld, Ph.D., USDA’s National Program Leader for Human Nutrition in the Agricultural Research Service, spoke at our recent Meat Industry... read more
What Happens When You Tell People to Stop Eating Meat
By NAMI On December 27, 2016
What happens when you tell people to stop eating meat? They get mad! And why wouldn’t they? Meat is both delicious and nutrient dense. In 2016, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans confirmed once again that meat can play a key role as part of a healthy diet... read more