Editorial
Commentary: CSPI’s perverted pyramid
CSPI, the nutrition activists who never met a meat product they couldn’t denounce, goes off the reservation (again) with a new report asking not if, but when will eating meat end up killing you?
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CSPI “risky meat” report called a gimmick
Self-described “consumer advocacy” group Center for Science in the Public Interest issued a report ranking the riskiest meat categories, but industry groups say poultry and beef show sharp declines in reported outbreaks.
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Age of the mobile device is here
Farmers and ag professionals can use apps on smartphones or tablet computers for everything from staying up to date on agriculture news to calculating sprayer tank mix ratios, noted Kent Shannon, University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist, who is trying to educate the agricultural industry to the potential value of apps and mobile connectivity to websites.
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Commentary: A phobia over fat
Even well-intentioned programs—like the NFL’s Fuel Up to Play 60—tend to fumble the ball when it comes to common sense about animal foods and the nutrients they provide.
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Commentary: PETA, hunters and drones – a volatile mix
PETA plans to use drones to watch hunters and farmers this fall in an effort to further its mission of "saving animals." It's a potentially volatile scheme, one that has some state lawmakers taking action.
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Commentary: Bad boy of bacon
Travel shows are a cable TV staple, but not when the itinerary is America’s premier ‘meat temples,’ as Chef Todd Fisher styles the restaurants where bacon is king of the culinary court.
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Commentary: Faux food fantasies
While the ‘geniuses’ behind a wave of fake food substitutes for meat, eggs and dairy have some bigshots backing them, their stuff’s missing some key ingredients: Quality, value and nutrition.
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Animal welfare focus at JBS
During the Academy of Veterinary Consultants conference in Norman, Oklahoma, Lily Edwards-Callaway, PhD, discusses animal-welfare programs at meat packer JBS.
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Margins improve for cattle feeders, packers
Cattle feeding margins improved last week as total feeding costs recorded a $40 per head decline. Pork producers found their margins virtually unchanged despite a decline in negotiated prices.
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Commentary: Antibiotic angst
Although the report on the presence of resistant pathogens came out months ago, an activist group is fanning the flames of anxiety over data showing the problem might be getting worse.
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Sharply lower stocker-feeder prices as demand weakens
Stocker and feeder cattle prices marched lower for a second consecutive week. Virtually every major commodity market started the week on the defensive, and cattlemen found additional bearish news in Friday's cattle on feed report.
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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
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
