Tag: consumer information

  • The Facts on Food Day 2011

    The Facts on Food Day 2011

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    Friend or foe? First off, let me say that I applaud an initiative that seeks to narrow the gap between rural producers and urban consumers. That is the whole point of advocacy and a national day that recognizes global hunger, environmental sustainability and the continued humane production of livestock is a giant step in the right direction. Food Day, which is…

  • Antibiotics Safe for Livestock Use

    Antibiotics Safe for Livestock Use

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    Just like we’ve been sayin’ all along… The Government Accountability Office released a report that stated there isn’t sufficient evidence  to warrant a study into a link between antibiotic use in food animals and antibiotic resistance in humans. Did you get that? Here, I’ll say it again. GAO said “these data [collected by USDA] lack crucial details necessary…

  • Agvocacy Down Under – Sheep, Swine and Poultry

    Agvocacy Down Under – Sheep, Swine and Poultry

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    There are way more sheep here than people – 3.5X as many sheep. In June 2008, the sheep population was 80 million while the current population of Australians is 22.5 million people. Australians eat a lot of sheepmeat – there is far more sheepmeat in the supermarket than either pork or chicken. Beef still reigns supreme, at least on…