May 31 Environment The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat Many people might think of Blake Munger as a cattle farmer as he walks through his pasture land in western Kentucky, but he sees things a little differently nowadays. “I don’t know which is more valuable, my cattle or the pasture at this point. I used to say cattle, but this plays a bigger role […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 31 Environment The ‘Beef’ With Beef: Cattle, Climate Change, And Alternative Meat Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 22 Economy With Coronavirus Roiling Food Supply, Local Agriculture Sees Resurgence Across the Ohio Valley, farmers that sell locally are seeing skyrocketing interest in the food they offer amid the pandemic. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource May 22 Economy With Coronavirus Roiling Food Supply, Local Agriculture Sees Resurgence Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 2 Environment Antibiotic Use in Cattle May Spawn Drug-Resistant Bacteria The World Health Organization still isn’t sure where the rare strain of E. coli that’s spreading across Europe came from, but some believe it may have been spurred by the overmedication of cattle. And there are lots of cattle in Kentucky—more than any other state east of the Mississippi. At a farm in Oldham County, […] By Erica Peterson Jun 2 Environment Antibiotic Use in Cattle May Spawn Drug-Resistant Bacteria Erica Peterson
Jun 14 Local News Federal Aid Sought For Some Cattle Farmers By Andy Freudenburg The Kentucky Department of Agriculture has requested a disaster declaration from the federal government due to recent cattle deaths. Kentucky cattle have consumed more clover this year, causing primary ruminal tympany, an intestinal tract blockage known more commonly as frothy bloat. Department spokesperson Bill Clary says the extra growth of clover is […] By Rick Howlett Jun 14 Local News Federal Aid Sought For Some Cattle Farmers Rick Howlett
Jun 17 Environment PR Push for Hormones & Grain for Cattle The Hudson Institute's Center for Global Food Issues has launched a public relations campaign to boost the image of conventional meat production versus grass-fed and organically produced beef. By Kristin Espeland Jun 17 Environment PR Push for Hormones & Grain for Cattle Kristin Espeland