Beef Production NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94 Beef Production Sun, 23 May 2021 06:19:11 +0000 https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Alex Smith A few years ago, Kansas City restaurateur Anton Kotar surveyed the local and national restaurant scenes and concluded his town’s reputation as a steakhouse paradise had slipped. The problem, he says, is the way conventional beef is raised – bulked up with grain on feedlots, making it cheap and plentiful and changing what Americans expect to taste. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/soaring-popularity-grass-fed-beef-may-run-roadblock-less-nutritious-grass 423 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Wed, 27 Dec 2017 15:01:00 +0000 Soaring Popularity Of Grass-Fed Beef May Run Into Roadblock: Less Nutritious Grass Grant Gerlock The World Health Organization released recommendations this week to curb the use of antibiotics in livestock, saying it could help reduce the risk of drug-resistant infections in humans. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture says some of the guidelines from the United Nations’ public health agency would place “unnecessary and unrealistic constraints” on farmers and veterinarians. It's a disagreement that could have an impact on farm exports. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/who-suggestion-limit-antibiotics-livestock-criticized-us-regulators 401 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Fri, 10 Nov 2017 21:53:24 +0000 WHO Suggestion To Limit Antibiotics For Livestock Criticized By US Regulators Luke Runyon It has been a rough few months for the world’s largest meat company. Known for its rapid expansion across the globe, Brazil-based meatpacking giant JBS has been embroiled in scandal for much of 2017. The company is so large it is difficult to avoid for those who eat meat. As of 2014 , JBS’s U.S. subsidiary held a 22 percent market-share in U.S. beef processing and an 18 percent market-share in poultry processing. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/jbs-worlds-largest-meat-company-mired-multiple-corruption-scandals-brazil 350 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:46:57 +0000 JBS, World's Largest Meat Company, Mired In Multiple Corruption Scandals In Brazil A case of mad cow disease has been found in a cow in Alabama. U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists confirmed Tuesday that an 11-year-old cow found in an Alabama livestock market suffered from the neurologic cattle disease, formally called bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). The animal “at no time presented a risk to the food supply, or to human health in the United States,” according to the USDA. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/mad-cow-disease-detected-alabama 341 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Tue, 18 Jul 2017 21:16:31 +0000 Mad Cow Disease Detected In Alabama Luke Runyon After coming to an agreement with U.S. trade officials to bring American beef to China after a 14-year hiatus, the most populous country in the world is set to once again import U.S.-raised beef. To take advantage of the massive new market, however, the U.S. cattle industry is going to have to make some changes. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/american-beef-industry-gets-ready-send-bull-back-china-s-shops 324 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:33:37 +0000 American Beef Industry Gets Ready To Send A Bull Back Into China’s Shops Kristofor Husted President Trump made campaign promises to pull the U.S. out of big international trade deals and focus instead on one-on-one agreements with other countries. But that has farmers worried they will lose some of the $135 billion in goods they sold overseas last year. Two years ago, Missouri rancher Mike John expected the U.S. beef industry to grow by providing steaks and hamburgers from the Midwest to hungry eaters in Japan. He was planning on the Trans Pacific Partnership , or TPP, a massive trade deal among 12 countries, including the U.S. and Japan. It took eight years of negotiations to get each nation involved to agree to lower tariffs. Some economists expected the pact to add $3 billion dollars to the U.S. agriculture industry. Trump, however, called the TPP a disaster and pulled the U.S. out . “We were very disappointed,” John says. “The TPP was going to be a victory for us. It was going to open some markets and lower some tariffs and those are the things that give you access.” https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/midwest-farmers-looking-new-markets-worry-theyre-losing-out-trade 313 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Tue, 16 May 2017 21:43:46 +0000 Midwest Farmers Looking For New Markets Worry They're Losing Out On Trade Peggy Lowe Pushed by worker advocates and growing consumer awareness, Tyson Foods on Wednesday promised better conditions for workers at its meat processing plants. https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org/post/tyson-announces-better-conditions-and-safety-meat-workers 300 as https://www.harvestpublicmedia.org Wed, 26 Apr 2017 08:06:00 +0000 Tyson Announces Better Conditions And Safety For Meat Workers