We’re often asked, “What are AFA’s Sources?” Here’s a listing of many of our sources, beginning with examples of documents you can find from the government agencies that Congress trusts the most.
U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO)
GAO is the organization that members of Congress request research from. It’s considered to be highly objective. The tagline of the GAO is “A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work.”
- GAO on the Market Facilitation Program (gao-20-700r.pdf)
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (Library of Congress)
- CRS on the Commodity Credit Corporation (R44606.pdf)
GOV’T STATISTICS & LIVE DATABASES
USDA Slaughter Stats
- Poultry Slaughter (monthly)
- Poultry Slaughter (annual)
- Livestock Slaughter (monthly)
- Livestock Slaughter (annual)
Annual USDA dataset containing statistics on production, supply, and use of milk and other manufactured dairy products, incl exports.
https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/qv33rw64w?locale=en
Download “U.S. milk production and related data (quarterly and annual)”:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/dairy-data/
“Livestock and Meat International Trade Data”:
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/livestock-and-meat-international-trade-data/livestock-and-meat-international-trade-data/#Annual%20and%20Cumulative%20Year-to-Date%20U.S.%20Livestock%20and%20Meat%20Trade%20by%20Country
Attributing Feed Grain Subsidies to Animal Ag
AFA’s Sources for SUPPLY, DEMAND, OVERPRODUCTION, STOCKPILES
- Meat & Cheese Stockpiles Visualized (VOX)
- Industrial Food Animal Production Primer
- US Sales Dairy Drops 11%
- NASS Livestock Slaughter Survey
- Cheese Glut US
- Non Dairy Milk Alternatives Experiencing Holy Cow Moment
- Surplus Meat & Dairy Strain US Storage
- Food Banks Dealing with Meat & Cheese Surplus
- 2019 Meat Production & Consumption
- Giant Pork Surplus and Trade Wars
- Meat in Decline
- Consuming the surplus: expanding “meat” consumption and animal oppression
AFA’s Sources for ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE:
WATER POLLUTION, METHANE EMISSIONS, SOIL EROSION, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLESALE LOOTING OF OUR FUTURE
Global Warming Potentials
- 10 year GWP 104x (with feedback effects 130x)
- 20 year GWP 84x
- 100 year GWP 28.5x
IPCC AR5 Ch8 Supplemental Material. (page 39)
- The Oxford Study: Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers
- EPA Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2017 – Ch 5: Agriculture
- IPCC AR5 Ch8 (CH4 = 104x more potent than CO2 – page 39)
- Grazed & Confused: “Regenerative Agriculture.
(Local copy of report) - Scientific American: Deadly Algae
- Livestock and Climate Change.pdf
- Sources & Solutions: Deadly Algae (EPA)
- Manure & Algal Blooms
https://www.plantbaseddata.org/
NATE HAGENS BLINDSPOTS AND SUPERHEROES
SUBSIDIES, BAILOUTS & INSURANCE SCHEMES
“The Dairy Margin Coverage Program Undermines our Vegan Choices”
“USDA Margin Protection Program Undermines the Free Market”
Dairy Checkoff Programs
Lobbying & Campaign Contributions
- Opensecrets.org Lobbying and Campaign Contributions
The Farm Bill
Supply Chain Transparency
Subsidy Trackers
- ewg.org Environmental Working Group
- Dairy Checkoff Program 400 million not reported (OCM)