Brian Kateman Contributor Food & Drink The agriculture sector is one of the biggest emitters of CO2. A 2018 study published in Nature concluded that Americans need to eat 90% less beef and 60% less milk to keep global warming under 2 degrees Celsius. But as awareness spreads around the benefits of a plant-based diet on the environment,…
Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska (ICON) 432 N. 10th Ave, Broken Bow, NE 68822, (308) 880-1505 IndependentCattlemen www.IndependentCattlemen.com Feb. 5, 2020– NEWS RELEASE For more information, contact: ICON President: Jim Dinklage 402-340-6791 ICON Director: Al Davis 308-458-9948 ICON Communications Director: Maureen Cain 308-880-1505 ICON signs national letter to President Trump The Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska have…
Checkoff, Check-mate — Part I Published February 13, 2020 Category: Front Page Stories by Mayzie Purviance In recent years, producers have questioned the Beef Checkoff program. Is it worth it? What are my dollars going toward? Can you trust the individuals controlling the money? In a two-part series both sides of the great checkoff debate…
How a beloved organic grocery chain collapsed Nathaniel Meyersohn and Alicia Wallace In 2016, a homegrown grocery chain hit the big time. © Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda / Orlando Sentinel Lucky’s Market Kroger, America’s largest supermarket chain, took a majority stake in Lucky’s Market, a Boulder, Colorado, grocer known for its farmers-market-style stores that aimed to…
OFF THE CUFF: Taking a stand for values D.E. Smoot Off the Cuff Family farmers filed for protection from creditors in 2019 at an accelerated pace in bankruptcy courts across the nation. An analysis of federal court records conducted by American Farm Bureau found Chapter 12 filings this past year increased 20 percent from the…
Farm Bailout Paid to Brazilian Meat Processor Angers Lawmakers Lawmakers want to know why a Brazilian-owned company got payments from a program aimed to help American farmers weather President Trump’s trade war. A meat-processing center owned by JBS in Beardstown, Ill., in July. Credit…Whitney Curtis for The New York Times By Maggie Haberman and Alan…
USDA supports misleading and false labels on beef. See video by: Jackie Kent Posted: Feb 6, 2020 / 06:05 PM MST / Updated: Feb 7, 2020 / 12:19 PM MST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico rancher has filed a lawsuit against four big companies claiming their “Produced in the U.S.A.” promise is plastered on…
Fred Kirschenmann speaking to a panel. Photo by Ben Hider, courtesy of Stone Barns. When it comes to farming organically and building resilient, sustainable agricultural systems, Fred Kirschenmann is a prominent and oft-awarded elder statesman. And while you might expect him to be reflective (he’ll be 85 on February 4), the pioneering organic farmer is…