Would you commit to a job that requires 100 percent dedication every week knowing you might not get paid each week? Farmers do it all their lives. Right now, dairy farmers are in an extraordinarily difficult situation, despite having a great story to tell when it comes to caring for cow health and the environment. Learn more in my latest blog and find out what you can do to help.
America’s public research universities are leading an initiative to address world hunger and malnutrition. The Challenge of Change Commission outlined seven challenges for public universities to address to help achieve global food and nutrition security. Food-system veterinarian Leah Dorman believes the responsible use of antibiotics in food production can be part of the solution.
There’s strong evidence antibiotics used in livestock and poultry are not driving antibiotic resistance in humans, that responsible use of antibiotics minimizes agriculture’s environmental impact, and unsafe antibiotic residue in food from animals is uncommon. While science is the foundation of those findings, and decision-making processes people use to form opinions are complex, it can be discouraging when groups or individuals choose to support science only when it agrees with issues upon which they’ve made up their minds.