Tag: meat
Think organic food is better for you, animals, and the planet? Think again
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/12/think-organic-food-is-better-for-you-animals-and-the-planet-thin/ The organics hype is just that – hype Credit: Wayne Farrell/Alamy Bjørn Lomb... Read More
Worried About Hormones?
By Bruce Treffer, UNL Extension Educator All multi-cellular organisms contain hormones. Photo courtesy of Troy Walz. There are a lot of concerns and mixed messages about hormones in beef. There are a ... Read More
Actually, Raising Beef Is Good for the Planet – Wall Street Journal
Despite environmentalists’ worries, cattle don’t guzzle water or cause hunger—and can help fight climate change Grasslands for cattle safeguard soil, water and land. Getty Images By Nicolette Ha... 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
Farm Babe: Antibiotic resistance from livestock to humans, easily explained – AGDAILY.COM
Did you know that all meat and dairy products are antibiotic free? If farmers use antibiotics on livestock, by law that animal must go through a withdrawal period to ensure the drug is no longer in th... Read More
Big Media Takes on Big Food, Big Ag and Big Meat – Meat Institute
Source: http://blog.meatinstitute.org/2016/10/big-media-takes-on-big-food-big-ag-and-big-meat/ By: Eric Mittenthal “Lazy, unfair and pointlessly vague.” That’s how the Washington Post’s Paul ... Read More
Farm Babe: Why you should feel comfortable with the safety of our meat supply – AGDAILY.COM
By Michelle Miller, Farm Babe http://www.farmbabe.org/ Published: October 11, 2016 I had the most fascinating experience the other day! I wanted to learn more about how thoroughly meat is inspecte... Read More