U.S. Beef Cattle Has Lowest Inventory Since 1962
The beef cattle inventory in the United States is at its lowest point since 1962, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Central Arizona Farmers, Ranchers Face Worst Drought in U.S.
As much of the American West faces widespread droughts, farmers and ranchers in central Arizona bear the brunt. They face crop losses and thinner cows as irrigation canals dry.
Record Drought Across Western U.S. Plagues Cattle Industry
Drought monitoring officials report nearly 98 percent of the western U.S. is facing some level of drought. The record drought will impact the cattle industry at all levels.
Rancher: U.S. Importing Beef While Prepping to Possibly Discard American Herds
A rancher who raises cattle in Texas and Colorado sounded the alarm that the U.S. government is importing what he considered inferior beef from Namibia while American ranchers are facing the possible “depopulation” of their herds.
U.N. ‘Right to Food’ Envoy: Green New Deal Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Hilal Elver, a U.N. special rapporteur, says the Green New Deal falls short in fighting climate change and human rights abuses.
