Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. For several decades, the National Research Council’s series on the nutrient ...

The future of pharmaceuticals in cattle production stands at a critical juncture, according to Dr. Mike Apley, professor at Kansas State University. Apley emphasized the possibilities as well as the ...

LAKE CITY, MI – Two facts about Michigan agriculture are scarcely recognized outside the fences and beyond the drainage ditches of the state’s 45,000 farms. The first: farming is among the most ...

No form of cattle production is sustainable at current rates of consumption and production. Cattle production is a leading driver of the extinction crisis and causes more environmental destruction ...

Cattle producers are basking in the glow of high prices right now, but the one constant in farming is that high prices lead to lower prices. The United States Department of Agriculture’s Livestock ...

When cattle congregate, they're often cast as the poster animals for overgrazing, water pollution and an unsustainable industry. While some of the criticism is warranted, cattle production -- even ...

Livestock production has been shown to be economically important and is related to increasing incomes in poor rural areas. Consumption of livestock products has important health benefits and a modest ...

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Leading international organizations representing the livestock supply chain rallied together in an initiative to release sector-wide principles that ensure the long-term ...