Editorial
BeefTalk: To pass, 60 percent must calve in 21 days
As the calving season winds down, check the calving book. Count the number of cows that calved within 21 days from when the third mature cow calved. Keep counting until you get to the end of the calving book.
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Interview Part II: The obesity cure
In Part II of a Vance Online Networks exclusive interview, British nutritional expert and obesity researcher Zoe Harcombe offers a stunningly simple solution to our No. 1 public health problem.
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Commentary: VB6 and more anti-livestock propaganda
New York Times food writer Mark Bittman promotes his new diet book, and nationally syndicated columnist David Sirota claims livestock production helps “incinerate the planet.” They’re both wrong.
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Opening packing house doors
AMI’s Jane Riley discusses the response to its “Glass Walls Project,” developed with Dr. Temple Grandin to offer the public an objective, non-scripted look at livestock slaughter.
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College Aggies Online : This year’s winner
College Aggies Online is an advocacy program managed by the Animal Agriculture Alliance, encouraging college students to tell ag’s story.
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New rules! Europe announces revisions to food safety laws
Responding to the horse meat fraud scandal, the European Commission has proposed revisions to its food safety laws that would cut red tape but strengthen penalties for violators.
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Interview: British expert on causes of obesity
Researcher, writer and nutritional advocate Zoe Harcombe offers a provocative, powerful take on what has caused a third (or more) of Europe and America’s population to become obese.
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Feeding margins take a step backwards, packing margins improve
Cattle feeding margins declined last week as a result of higher feeder cattle prices at the time of placement and higher feed costs during the feeding period.
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Activists at the door
At the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholder Summit last week, the alliance’s president and CEO, Kay Johnson-Smith describes the theme of the summit, which focused on animal welfare, activists and consumer perceptions.
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Commentary: The China syndrome
Another outbreak affecting the safety of animal foods in China exposes the underlying problem the world’s most populous country faces: Too little of what we complain about having too much.
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Stocker and feeder cattle rally continues, feds higher
Despite record cold and an early-May snowstorm, stocker and feeder cattle posted gains for the second consecutive week. Boxed beef prices posted significant gains as packers and retailers anticipate outdoor grilling demand.
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- Commentary: New rules un-COOL
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
