Editorial
2100: 11 billion mouths to feed
A new report from the United Nations predicts that by the year 2100, the world population will be nearing 11 billion.
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Commentary: Clueless consumers
To counter the negativity media keeps repeating, producers need to step up but talk down to their audience. As if they have no idea about how animals are raised. Which they don’t.
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Commentary: On the meaning of ‘natural’
We love the term, especially if it’s plastered on the front of our food packaging. But if we drill down a bit, we discover that the term ‘natural’ has different meanings for different products.
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Commentary: Good food, bad food
There’s a sea of diet and nutrition info floating around online. Some of it makes sense; much of it simply replays the ‘pasta/veggies/fruit good—fat/meat/dairy bad’ mantra that defies logic.
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Calif. dairymen lost $882 million in 2012
California's dairy farmers are sinking deeper into red ink.
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FDA approves new estrous-synchronization product
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first GnRH drug labeled for use in combination with another drug for synchronizing estrous cycles in lactating dairy and beef cattle.
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4 rules for growing a business or industry
It seems paradoxical: When a company or industry tries to diversify beyond its core business, it actually diminishes its chances of successful growth.
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Senate committee to consider ag workers, E-verify next week
The Senate Judiciary Committee continues its review of the immigration reform bill and 300 amendments to it, with provisions related to the fresh produce industry likely to be discussed the week of May 20.
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Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
U.S. and international farming operations concern Howard Buffett, founder of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation. A major focus of the foundation is helping subsistence, small-scale farmers in Africa, but that doesn’t mean Buffett ignores commenting on U.S. farming systems that should be improved.
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Caution in hiring
As radical groups have adopted the practice of sending operatives out to seek employment in agriculture, employers need to use due diligence in screening and hiring applicants.
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Nominate influential veterinarians
This September, Bovine Veterinarian magazine will celebrate 20 years of serving the veterinary community. In recognition, we plan to compile and publish a list of the 20 most influential beef and dairy veterinarians, nominated by their peers and clients, over that time period.
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