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Posts tagged livestock

August 4, 2010

Factory Farming 

righteous porkchop book cover and nicolette hahn niman

Nicolette Hahn Niman: Eating Less Meat, But Eating Better Meat

The second part of a three part series, Nicolette Hahn Niman talks about becoming a vegetarian and how we can move away from factory farming.

June 28, 2010

Antibiotics 

Syringe for drugs

FDA Proposes Restrictions On Antibiotic Use For Livestock

The Food and Drug Administration has drafted a proposal to limit the use of antibiotics in livestock as part of an effort to reduce pathogens' resistance.

June 22, 2010

Eating Meat 

Goats feeding from a trough

Report: Animals Consume More Than Half Of World Crops

A new report reassessed how agricultural resources are used around the world and found that animals - not humans - consume more than half of the world's crops.

February 16, 2010

Dairy Farming 

a group of grazing dairy cows.

Organic Advocates Applaud New USDA Regulations For Dairy Farms

Previous USDA regulations contained language that made it possible for mega-dairy farms to abuse the organic system. Not anymore!

August 29, 2009

Raising Animals 

Daniel Orr and Jeff Mease

A Humane Love Affair – Jeff Mease On Raising And Harvesting Pigs

Jeff Mease returns to Earth Eats to talk animal husbandry, pork, and his relationship to the big and beautiful pigs he raises on his farm.

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