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2007 BEEF Quality Summit Presentations
Organic myth
Organic food has no nutritional or health benefits over ordinary food, says a major study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition...
Animal Welfare
You've likely heard the term animal welfare bantered about at industry events and in the media. But what does it really mean and how does it affect your...
Ag Must Speak With One Voice On Animal Rights
Proposition 2 is an initiative that outlaws contemporary food animal practices, including use of gestation stalls, veal stalls and layer cages. ...
HSUS Plots To Make Underwood Top Country Artist
The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS), the most radical animal rights and anti-hunting organization in the U.S., is plotting to make country artist and vegetarian Carrie Underwood the Academy of Country Music Awards’ Entertainer of the Year. ...
Center For Beef Excellence Receives $200,000 Grant
The National Center for Beef Excellence (NCBE), a non-profit organization focused on implementing initiatives to create increased value for commercial producers, has received a $199,345 grant to fund a feasibility study and develop a business plan. ...
Bipartisan FDA Food-Safety Bill
Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Ted Kennedy (D-MA), and Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced the “FDA ...
Americans Confident In The Safety Of Food
A survey of American consumers’ confidence in the safety of the food they purchase in grocery stores was released by the Rasmussen Report. ...
FDA Issues Guidance on Genetically Engineered Animals
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final guidance on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals under the new animal drug provisions of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. ...
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From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
























