This might be a “humane” rant, but there is too much bologna going on not to mention. And I like my bologna and want to keep it in the food supply. Opening my email this morning put me in a sour mood. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is putting good money that […]
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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 […]
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) […]
The Truth about Modern Pork Production
This video, called, “The Truth about Pork Production” is the best video I’ve seen that accurately, simply and plainly explains how modern pork producers raise their pigs. The family farmer in this video, Chris Chinn, takes the viewer inside her family hog barns and explains what gestation crates are and why they are important, the […]
Missouri farmers consider livestock care board
There has been a lot of talk about the Ohio Livestock Care Board going around in Nebraska, as mentioned in the article. I’m glad to see that progress is being made in Missouri as well. This is a great way to fight back to HSUS, whose main goal is to eliminate animal agriculture!Missouri farmers consider […]
