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Latest Mythcrushers Installment Addresses Misperception Of Environmental Impact Of Larger Modern Cattle Operations

The American Meat Institute (AMI), in conjunction with the American Meat Science Association (AMSA), today launched the fifth installment of seven new myth-crushing videos. The new video aims to set the record straight about myths associated with the environmental impact of large modern cattle operations.

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  • Feb. 20, 2012
    Article

    Self-Assessment Air Quality Awareness Tool Available To Livestock Producers

    Livestock producers can now make sure they are doing their best to minimize air emissions with a new self-assessment tool developed by a team of researchers and Extension specialists from across the U.S....More
  • Feb. 15, 2012
    Article

    Obama Reiterates Call For Farm Subsidy Cuts 2

    President Barack Obama proposed slashing subsidies to the booming agriculture sector by $32 billion over the next decade, just as Congress begins the lengthy process of overhauling the expiring U.S. farm law....More
  • Jan. 27, 2012
    Article

    Livestock Groups Find US Forest Service Planning Rule Unworkable

    The Public Lands Council (PLC), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Forest Service ignored concerns...More
  • Jan. 24, 2012
    Article

    Environmental Training Session For Operators Of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Will Be Held Feb. 23 In Huron, SD

    An environmental training session for operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, is set for Feb. 23 in Huron. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Crossroads Convention Center, 100 Fourth St. S.W. in Huron. The cost is $50 and includes lunch, breaks, and training materials. The program begins at 8:50 a.m. and concludes at approximately 4:45 p.m. To register for the training, call Candy Willms at (605) 688-5141....More
  • Jan. 18, 2012
    Article

    Conserving Water In The Texas High Plains

    Agriculture in the Texas High Plains, a $20-billion-per-year industry, is facing a water crisis. Between extreme drought and overpumping, the Ogallala aquifer, the region's only source of irrigation water, is shrinking and the region's dominant, water-intensive corn and cotton monocultures face an uncertain future. Watch the video now at www.sare.org/tawc....More
  • Jan. 12, 2012
    Article

    Six Ranches Vie For National Environmentalism Award

    Six diverse cattle operations, regional honorees of the 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA), will compete for the national award presented at the national cattle industry’s winter meeting in Nashville, TN....More
  • Jan. 10, 2012
    Article

    2012 Conservation Stewardship Program Sign Up Extended

    CSP offers technical and financial assistance to farmers for adopting and maintaining high standards of resource conservation and environmental stewardship....More
  • Dec. 30, 2011
    blog

    A Mini-Controversy Brews In Nebraska

    It began this month when Nebraska’s Attorney General Jon Bruning made a controversial grant. The $100,000 grant went to a group that is a strong advocate for agriculture and is called We Support Agriculture. This group was created by the Nebraska Farm Bureau (FB)....More
  • Dec. 27, 2011
    Article

    Interior Moves To Delist Gray Wolf, But For How Long?

    U.S. Secretary of the Interior (SOI) Ken Salazar this week announced that gray wolf populations in the Great Lakes region have recovered and no longer require Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection....More
  • Dec. 12, 2011
    article

    Farm Bill Conservation Programs Threatened By Anticipated Budget Cuts

    On Oct. 17, a massive dust storm hit Lubbock, TX, adding to already significant agricultural and environmental devastation across the South this year....More
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