Tag: food production
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Earth Day in SEK
Hello blogging fans! I hope you all celebrated Earth Day by taking out the recycling and sharing how farmers practice environmentally friendly production methods every day. Recently, I attended the Master’s of Beef Advocacy Commencement that took place on the KSU campus. Daren Williams, Exec. Director of Communications for NCBA, encouraged all participants to submit…
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Earth Day Negativity — Tsk Tsk
Today is Earth Day — the 40th Anniversary actually. Today is just another day for farmers and ranchers who practice environmentally friendly practices on a daily basis — but some people just don’t understand how hard American farmers work to provide a safe, healthy and CHEAP food supply to our nation and the world. My friend Alden Haugh,…
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Monsanto and Food For Thought
So you may know Food For Thought as the other blog I contribute to however, it’s also the name of a kickin’ YouTube video produced by Monsanto, that is spreading the word about America’s Farmers. The video provides some awesome facts about food production in the U.S. in reference to how much is produced, how many people…
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Don’t Dis Cows for Climate Change
At the recent American Chemical Society National Meeting, a report from University of California-Davis, Clearing the Air: Livestock’s Contribution to Climate Change, was presented and soundly refuted the claims of Livestock’s Long Shadow, the controversial U.N. report that stated livestock production is responsible for 18% of GHG emissions annually. According to Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D, (pictured)…
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You Can’t Fix Stupid
I’m sorry folks — I just couldn’t help myself. While reading this article by Rich Keller from CattleNetwork.com, I was in complete agreeance when he said, “You can’t fix stupid.” A prime example is seen in Kirstie Alley and David Letterman who are blaming obesity on the pesticides, herbicides and fungicides used in food production. Dave: ‘Everybody would…