While you may be blissfully indulging your red meat addiction, the World Health Organization is expected to announce a s…
Cattle
USDA Plans To Certify Meat Without Growth-Enhancing Drugs
The USDA recently announced a new meat certification program. Under the new scheme, livestock producers will be permitte…
FDA Sued For Withholding Info On Dangerous Animal Growth Drugs
Several public interest groups have filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for allegedly withhol…
Livestock Cattle Fed Human Asthma Drug Are Freaking Out
Weight-gain supplements gaining popularity for use in livestock cattle may be linked to serious health issues in cows, a…
Brazilian Cattle Ranchers Fined for Destroying Rainforest
Twenty-six Brazilian beef producers are facing nearly $300 million in fines from Brazilian prosecutors for buying cattle…
Rancher Feeds Cows Candy to Cut Costs in Drought
Worried about the cows that are fed corn, which makes them sick? Well, no need to worry any more; some farmers are now f…
Book Explores Threats to Family Farms
In First They Came for the Cows: An Activist’s Story, Vermont farmer Sharon Zecchinelli has written a fictionalized acco…
Big Livestock Producer Might Lose Its Organic Certification
Word to the wise, if you want to be called “organic” and gain a good reputation for doing so, don’t deny USDA insp…
Stopping E. Coli at Its Source
Can David Asper’s research help protect our global food and water supply? A graduate student in veterinary microbiology …
