Today, the Masters of Beef Advocacy Alumni Association sent out a report, marking the release of “The Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review: Connecting Our Vision and Values,” a comprehensive look at the beef industry’s influence on communities, the economy, public health and the environment. This review was developed with the goal of bridging the knowledge gap between producer and consumers, and […]
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Drought, fire, water and livestock
A deepening drought is threatening one third of the U.S. And that includes a lot of livestock country. Wildfires are starting up all over, and I’m especially sensitive to these fires when they affect the livestock. In Colorado, three new wildfires started last week that burned more than 11,000 acres, forcing thousands of people and […]
Beef Industry Carves a Course: Featuring a Colorado-ranch girl
I’m proud to pass on a great article about a fellow friend and Colorado-ranch girl, Jen Johnson, who was featured in the Wall Street Journal today: Beef Industry Carves a Course I’ve gotten my Master of Beef Advocacy and it is a great program! The Johnson family Colorado native Jen Johnson loved raising cattle and eating […]
Vets Recognize Animal ‘Welfare’ in Oath
An article in the Daily Yonder, caught my attention when it stated, “Veterinarians now must take an oath that they will attempt to prevent “animal suffering”.” In the article, found here, it talks about the rising battle between the nation’s agriculture sector and animal rights activists, and how common livestock production practices — in particular, large […]
Quotes from Oprah tell the story
Well the slam on modern agriculture wasn’t as bad as I expected from Oprah’s show today featuring Michael Pollan, Kathy Freston and Nicole Johnson-Hoffman, Manager of Cargill’s Fort Morgan Plant. First, I think it is great that Cargill opened their slaughterhouse doors to allow viewers to see how the beef animals are processed. They showed the […]
Animal agriculture & misconceptions on Oprah today
Since most of us are snowed/iced-in today, let’s practice our true agvocacy and respond to Oprah Winfrey’s show on animal agriculture, CAFO’s and veganism today. Oprah is scheduled to air a show titled “Food 201” at 3 p.m. CST, where she and 378 staffers go vegan for a “one-week challenge”. The show will center on […]
HSUS & Coyotes: The New Humane Action
I was recently signed up on the Humane Society of the United States listserv because I RSVP’d for their town hall meeting recently in Lincoln. Not a problem as I enjoy getting updated on what they are doing and how they lying to their constituents about how they help animals. I especially enjoyed the email I recieved […]
Why does the HSUS hate agriculture and what can be done?
**I wrote this post for the Nebraska Corn Kernels blog, but wanted to share here as well. Martosko is a great advocate for animal agriculture and knows his stuff about HSUS!** The 6th Annual Nebraska Ag Classic was held in Kearney this week to help understand the growing challenges the agriculture industry is facing. The main discussion […]
HSUS in Nebraska? HumaneWatch.org is!
This coming Sunday, the Humane Society of the United States is holding a Town Hall meeting in Lincoln, Nebraska. They have recently hired a director for Nebraska (housed in Omaha) and Wayne Pacelle himself is coming for this meeting to discuss issues surrounding animals in Nebraska. No doubt, this won’t only be about pets, but […]
Use National Animal Shelter Week to educate about what HSUS really is
This week, November 7-13, 2010, is National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, which was launched by HSUS in 1996 as a way to acknowledge and promote the invaluable role shelters play in their communities and to increase public awareness of animal welfare issues and shelter services. The HSUS is using this week to promote and celebrate […]
