The last few days have been fluttering with information about the Food and Drug Administration announcement last week which called on drug companies to help limit the use of antibiotics in farm animals. Why is this an issue: The FDA has struggled for decades with how to tackle the problem because it’s so important to […]
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A “Screwy” Success Story
Part 8: A part of history that is not as common – or not talked about much – is the eradication of the screwworm that caused a lot of damage to the cattle herd (and humans!) in the past. For all of the reasons listed below, the story of screwworm eradication is one of the […]
Antibiotics Changed Our Outlook on Life
In the Beef Producer section of the Farm Progress June Issue, staff compiled a great section on the 10 Greatest Beef Innovations. I think they are all worthy to note, so I’d like to start a series featuring them and adding my input to the new technology in the industry. The one that caught my […]
There is no escape from cows
A friend posted this link on facebook, and I thought it too good not to share. I bet there are several vegans out there that have no clue about this: From rubber to adhesives to anti-aging creams to medicines to shampoo to instrument strings to plastic to charcoal to wallpaper to air filters: You can’t […]
“Renewable energy” (aka ethanol) and the beef with the livestock industry
In doing research for my job the other day, I came across the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s 2010 Policy Issues. Their top five issues for 2010 are: Death Tax NCBA supports a dual-track policy to: 1) increase the exemption level and decrease the rate of taxation; and 2) provide an overall exemption for agriculture. Antibiotics […]
Follow-up on Antibiotics: Capitol Hill
My alma mater, Kansas State University’s Michael Apley, a veterinary clinical pharmacologist, traveled to Capitol Hill last week with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) to educate lawmakers and their staff about the use of antibiotics in the beef industry. Dr. Apley and NCBA met with Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) and Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-IA) […]
Part II: Antibiotics in the Media
I wanted to share with you the second news report by Katie Couric last night on CBS. Please take 6 minutes to watch this so we can be prepared to defend our industry. Watch CBS News Videos Online I also want to share with you a great post by AgrOpinion.com’s Jody Donahue, “We’re Not on […]
Antibiotics in the media
Most of you probably hear about CBS’s Katie Couric program on Antibiotic Use in livestock. Here is Dairy Herd News’ article: Katie Couric’s 3-minute ‘factory farm’ barrage The fact that she used the term “factory farm” or “factory farming” five times in a three-minute period probably showed her bias. CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric […]
