Author: R.T.
Why it’s important kids learn about modern agriculture – Ag in the Forefront
http://www.agonthe4front.com/why-its-important-kids-learn-about-modern-agriculture/ KP_Farmland.jpg As a kid who grew up on our family’s ranch, it was easy to take things for granted. I knew where t... Read More
Do organic animals get sick and if so, what does that farmer or rancher use to treat the animal?
Do organic animals get sick and if so, what does that farmer or rancher use to treat the animal? If an animal that is being raised for food using organic production practices becomes sick, the farmer/... Read More
Scientist concerned by US decline in meat protein consumption
A 14 percent decline in U.S. consumer meat consumption over the past decade has caused alarm with one Texas A&M AgriLife scientist who warns the effects could be dire for overall human health and ... Read More
PETA may be crazy, but other groups aren’t that different
Source: https://animalagengage.wordpress.com/2015/07/24/peta-may-be-crazy-but-other-groups-arent-that-different/ July 24, 2015 by Casey Whitaker If you had cream in your coffee this morning or ... Read More
Antibiotics and Animals Raised for Food: Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics – Food Safety News
BY DR. RICHARD RAYMOND From what I have been reading lately, it appears to me that the next big fight over agriculture’s ability to provide consumers with plentiful, safe and affordable meat and po... Read More
Why George Monbiot is wrong: – The Guardian
source: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/aug/19/grazing-livestock-climate-change-george-monbiot-allan-savoryCan grazing cows save the world? Photograph: Graham Turner for the Gu... Read More
Scientists Rebuke Livestock Grazing Critics – This is Reno
source: http://thisisreno.com/2014/02/scientists-rebuke-livestock-grazing-critics/ BY BOB CONRAD Graduate student Sam Lossing in the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources... Read More
U.S. Livestock Industry: Lowest Environmental Impact System in the World.
University of California, Davis, professor and air-quality specialist Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., is working to clarify the role of livestock in greenhouse gas emissions. Mitloehner recently published a ... Read More