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With the increasing number of recalls in the news, many Americans are wondering if their food is safe. There is still a lot of room for improvement but overall, the U.S. food safety system works as well or better than most countries.
Foods produced and processed in the most industrially developed countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia/New Zealand and the European Union (EU) are similar in quality and safety, but food from developing nations varies widely.
The U.S. imports food through approximately 300 ports and from over 150 countries.
The Food and Drug Administration…
Foods produced and processed in the most industrially developed countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia/New Zealand and the European Union (EU) are similar in quality and safety, but food from developing nations varies widely.
The U.S. imports food through approximately 300 ports and from over 150 countries.
The Food and Drug Administration…
Ann Draughon, Ph.D.
Click for BioIs the well-being of farm animals on larger operations disregarded in the pursuit of higher profits?
The question is often asked by critics of modern animal agriculture but the size of the farm is not a reliable indicator of animal welfare. Research shows good animal husbandry has more to do with the people providing the care.Small and large farms present different challenges, but both require skilled and conscientious management to promote good animal care. While there are fewer animals on a small operation, time spent caring for the animals must be juggled with various tasks. On larger operations, employees are often trained in specialized skills and a larger staff might allow for more…
Edmond Pajor, Ph.D.
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Patricia Hester, Ph.D.
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Emily Patterson-Kane, Ph.D.
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Even corn-fed beef cattle spend most of their lives eating grass. High-corn diets are only fed in the final finishing phase of production. Whether cattle are raised in pastures or fed corn in feedlots, studies show a similar prevalence of E. coli bacteria.
Regardless of the diet animals are fed, everyone in the food system should…
Regardless of the diet animals are fed, everyone in the food system should…
Like other business owners, farmers have different skills, expertise, financial positions, and appetites for risk. Reducing costs and risk through contracts allows a farmer to establish a steady income source that is attractive to traditional farm lenders.
In contract production, the farmer is responsible for construction of the barns and the day-to-day labor while someone else, either another farmer or a company, provides the animals and feed. Producers…
In contract production, the farmer is responsible for construction of the barns and the day-to-day labor while someone else, either another farmer or a company, provides the animals and feed. Producers…
Jude Capper, PhD
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Ken Foster, Ph.D.
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Manure from farm animals when used as fertilizer improves soil and increases crop yields. It can become a pollutant if it reaches water supplies.
Farm animal production in the United States has clearly shifted away from many small farms to an increasing number of larger farms. It takes several small farms to equal the manure production of a single large farm. On the large farm, the manure management responsibility lies with only one management system instead of several.
Research shows larger farms use more comprehensive manure management practices than smaller farms. Larger farms must…
Farm animal production in the United States has clearly shifted away from many small farms to an increasing number of larger farms. It takes several small farms to equal the manure production of a single large farm. On the large farm, the manure management responsibility lies with only one management system instead of several.
Research shows larger farms use more comprehensive manure management practices than smaller farms. Larger farms must…
Robert Burns, Ph.D. P.E.
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Larry Jacobson, Ph.D.
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Because the United States has such a large, affluent population, we spend more on food ($833 billion in 2007) than all other countries except China. But the average American spent only 6 percent of their money on food purchases, which is the lowest in the world.
While the average U.S. consumer spent
While the average U.S. consumer spent
Ron Plain, Ph.D.
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