| | | | | To the consumer, sustainability may mean various things, but we can be pretty sure that the emphasis for most of them would be purely environmental. While we regularly see mentions of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental issues, it's important to remember that sustainability is crucially about getting things to work in all three areas of sustainability– economic, social and environmental. Karl Williams emphasises the need for solutions to be practical and cost effective if they are to mean anything.
| | | | | | | What's the Biggest Challenge for Sustainable Beef? The Cattle Site | September 2, 2015 The biggest challenge for sustainable beef is taking practical applications to the grass–roots level, said Karl Williams, Operations Director at FAI Farms UK. Sustainable Food is Key to Protecting the Environment Irish Examiner | January 4, 2016 The international climate agreement concluded at COP21 in Paris was an important compass which aims to guide global temperature increases to 'well below' 2C and to focus all parties to the agreement to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5C. Livestock Sector Has Multi–Faceted Plan to Tackle Climate Changes Alex Binkley, Manitoba Cooperator | December 22, 2015 The climate change conference in Paris brought together world leaders and countless economic organizations vowing to improve the environment. Participants agreed to work together to confront charges from some critics that livestock production is a major contributor to the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change. Sustainability More Than a Buzzword in Colorado Jennifer Latzke, High Plains Journal | December 22, 2016 Farmers and livestock producers of the future will not only have to consider production and economic factors in their business decisions, but also "sustainability." Minister Coveney says Agriculture Can and Will do more on Climate Change EIN News | December 15, 2015 The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney has warmly welcomed the historic Paris climate change agreement that has been reached by 195 countries from across the planet. | | | | | | | | | Global News | |
| | Sustainability is not just about the value chain in the highly developed markets – the beef industry makes use of land the world over, in fact disproportionately so in arid zones which are in developing countries; and because they are not as connected to global markets they frequently operate less efficiently, are less secure and face greater technical challenges than they do in the North America, Australasia or Europe. Part of the task that GRSB and its members will face is closing those efficiency gaps and supporting those markets to be more sustainable as well. | | | | Queensland Scientists to Help Develop Vaccine for African Beef Industry Lara Webster, ABC Rural AU | January 3, 2016 Two Queensland scientists have been recruited as part of a global project to help develop a tick vaccine for the African cattle industry. The tick may be an enemy of the Australian beef industry, but the situation is even more dire in Africa. USDA Acts Fast on COOL Burt Rutherford, BEEF Magazine | December 21, 2015 With the bang of a gavel and the scratch of a pen, the beef industry's long and contentious battle over mandatory country–of–origin labeling (COOL) came to an end on Friday, Dec. 18. As part of the omnibus spending bill passed by both chambers of Congress and signed by President Obama, COOL was repealed. Healthy Soil Can Reduce Greenhouse Gas: Experts The Western Producer | December 17, 2015 Farmers have an obligation to address climate change, said speakers at a recent ecological farming conference. The way to do that is to build soil health, according to University of Vermont soils expert Heather Darby and long–time Ontario organic farmer Ken Laing. Consumer Education a Priority for Producers Jeff DeYoung, Iowa Farmer Today | December 17, 2015 "Beef is big business, and that's one of the reasons it gets picked on," Lusk said. The beef industry has come under attack from what Lusk calls the cultural elite, which includes large media companies. Despite some of the claims, he said the industry has become more efficient. Shaping the Global Feed Industry Susan Reidy, World–Grain | December 17, 2015 Through its many partnerships, the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) has experienced a busy year addressing feed safety, sustainability and feed–related environmental impacts. Inside Chipotle's Contamination Crisis Bloomberg Business | December 22, 2015 Almost 500 people around the country have become sick from Chipotle food since July, according to public-health officials. And those are just the ones who went to a doctor. Food-safety experts say they believe with any outbreak the total number of people affected is at least 10 times the reported number. Prof Dame Sally Davies Will Discuss the Growing Threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) SCI.org | January 5, 2016 Chief Medical Advisor to the UK Government Professor Dame Sally Davies says: 'If we do not take action, then we may all be back in an almost 19th Century environment where infections kill us as a result of routine operations. We will not be able to undertake a lot of our cancer treatments, caesarean sections or organ transplants because of the risk of infection.' | | | | |
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