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Jude Capper, PhD
Livestock Production
United Kingdom
Adjunct Professor at Washington State University.
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On the Farm:
Are Cows Bad for the Environment?
Do cows harm the planet? As the world looks for solutions to address climate change, cows have been identified as a source...
On the Farm
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Food:
Can Your Diet Affect the Planet?
A new report takes a look at how eating patterns can impact the environment. The report was published in The Lancet in conjunction...
Food
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True or Not:
“Small farms and increased consumer purchases of locally-produced food products are better for the future of American agriculture and the environment.”
Many consumers are nostalgic for the bucolic scenes associated with the small farms of generations past and have embraced...
True or Not
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True or Not:
“Meat from grass-fed cattle is safer than meat from cattle that are fed corn.”
Even corn-fed beef cattle spend most of their lives eating grass. High-corn diets are only fed in the final finishing phase...
True or Not
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True or Not:
“Contract production put farmers at an economic disadvantage and harms farming communities.”
Like other business owners, farmers have different skills, expertise, financial positions, and appetites for risk. Reducing...
True or Not
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Food:
Grass-fed versus Corn-fed Beef: What’s the Difference?
While only about 3 percent of the beef sold in the U.S. comes from cows fed only grass the product is growing in popularity,...
Food