Arguments and exaggerations regarding water use are the lifeblood of a number of issues facing livestock today from those in animal agriculture to producers of their feedstuffs.Journalist Adam J. Rose recently posted in the HUFFPOST GREEN blog about his experience of being confronted by someone in a gym locker-room over his water usage there. Rose saw the admonishment as an environmental, spiritual act of mercy. He wrote, "His heart was in the right place. His math wasn't. If you eat just six fewer 4-oz burgers per year it'll save as much water as not showering. The. Whole. Year." However, Rose is the one who needs his math checked. He states, "It can take over 1,200 gallons to produce a single 8-oz steak...." That means it would require ab...
What You Need to Know Today: Commodities were mostly lower across the board today after yesterday’s Federal Reserve meeting hinted at a potential interest rate hike later in 2026. The dollar index reached its highest level in over a year, and a strong dollar makes U.S. agricultural expor...
Tomorrow is the Juneteenth federal holiday, and the USDA, along with the rest of the federal government and the CME, will be closed, so the monthly Cattle on Feed report was released a day early. The total number of cattle on feed in feedlots with 1,000 head or more capacity on 1 June amounted...
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