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Sustainability in Cattle Production is a Growing Consideration for Producers
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:34:21 CDT
In today's Beef Buzz, Ron Hays addresses the increase in the practice of maintaining sustainability in beef cattle production. Cattle producers are becoming more aware of the need to take sustainablity into consideration while still providing quality cattle. Bryan Weech, Director of Livestock Agriculture for the World Wildlife Fund, recently spoke at the American Meat Science Association Reciprocal Meat Conference on this growing idea.
Weech said one of the biggest challenges is that the population and consumption of today does not equal what the world is able to produce on a long-term basis. The current population is consuming 1.25 times more natural resources than this world can offer, said Weech.
Food security around the world is also a concern, along with water security and access. The answer to these growing concerns is to produce more, with less said Weech.
The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the region on the Radio Oklahoma Network- but is also a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the listen bar below for today's show- and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.
Click here to see and listen to the rest of Bryan Weech's recent presentation.
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