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Grow NY Farms Initiative Recognizes Vital Role of Farmworkers in Food Security and State Economy

The Grow NY Farms initiative in New York State has highlighted the vital role played by farmworkers in ensuring food security and driving the state's economy. The initiative, which aims to promote sustainable agriculture and support farmers, recognizes the critical importance of farmworkers in the production of food and the success of the state's agriculture industry. 

Farmworkers play a vital role in ensuring the availability of fresh and healthy food for consumers, and their contributions to the state's economy cannot be overstated. Despite this, farmworkers have historically been overlooked and underrepresented in the state's labor laws, and many have been subject to exploitation and abuse. 

The Grow NY Farms initiative seeks to address these issues by supporting and protecting the rights of farmworkers and promoting a more sustainable and equitable agriculture industry. The initiative includes a range of programs and policies aimed at improving working conditions, ensuring fair wages, and protecting the health and safety of farmworkers. 

Through these efforts, the state aims to promote the long-term sustainability of the agriculture industry in New York and ensure that farmworkers are valued and respected for their contributions. The initiative has been met with widespread support from farmers, farmworkers, and other stakeholders in the state's agriculture industry. 

The Grow NY Farms initiative in New York State recognizes the vital role played by farmworkers in ensuring food security and driving the state's economy. By supporting and protecting the rights of farmworkers, the state is promoting a more sustainable and equitable agriculture industry and ensuring that farmworkers are valued and respected for their contributions. The initiative represents an important step forward in the ongoing effort to create a more just and sustainable food system for all. 


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In this special rerun episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, discusses how grow-finish pigs respond to high soybean meal diets. He explains the initial drop in feed intake, changes in backfat, later adaptation, energy efficiency, amino acid utilization, and the rise in nitrogen excretion at higher inclusion levels. Listen now on all major platforms!

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“Once they got adapted to the diet, they can handle higher levels of inclusion of soybean meal.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University whose work focuses on swine nutrition, ingredient characterization, energy metabolism, caloric efficiency, and applied data analysis. With more than 15 years of experience in swine production across Latin America, Gustavo also brings expertise in environmental control, performance evaluation, barn ventilation, and grow-finish housing. Learn more from Gustavo Lima on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.