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Soon after winning college football’s national championship in January, the Clemson Tigers were welcomed to the White House like Roman conquerors with a feast consisting of Big Macs, Whoppers and Wendy’s singles.
Listening to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue as he addressed cattle producers at NCBA in February, it was readily apparent this administration is misusing one of its best assets.
The interagency battle between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration over cell-cultured meats grew somewhat clearer on Thursday.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue didn’t mince words with his audience at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association annual convention on the challenges facing American beef production.
The five-year expansion of the beef market will continue in 2019 at a slower and more measured pace, explained Kevin Good of CattleFax. And while it may cause some alarm among the beef industry, it’s a measured and typical slowdown based on the business cycle.
It’s been a good 15 years now since the cow that killed Christmas nearly took the entire U.S. beef export system down with it. How the industry bounced back should prove useful in tackling the next danger peeking over the horizon.
A few years ago, my wife asked me what I needed for Christmas. I racked my brain and offered some vain ideas. But in my heart, I knew the answer. I didn’t really need anything.
How much responsibility does the beef cattle industry carry for greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale?
That question is fraught with a mixture of concern, pride and defensiveness for the beef industry. Ever since a 1996 United Nations report tagged the livestock industry as a culprit belching 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG), producers have fought back to refute the study with data showing greater efficiencies.
