I changed my ‘Eat Beef’ advocacy messaging because I don’t want to risk missing an opportunity to have a productive dialogue with someone about livestock.

Here’s how to judge beef cattle. Look at their structural correctness, volume, style and balance, and degree of muscling, among other characteristics.

Cattle are efficient and valuable upcyclers. While they utilize land, water, a little bit of fuel, and of course grains, the end result is well worth it.

There are alpaca farmers like the Gilbrides at Lazy Acre Alpaca who want to show us how alpaca farms are making an impact on American agriculture.

There are quite a few organizations dedicated to reindeer ranching, and people raise reindeer for things such as meat, milk, hides, and tourism.

Amid the pandemic, the Albers family of Nebraska added a curated meat service to their business — a local delivery subscription service known as Meat Man.

Lab-grown meat-like products are coming to American consumers, and one livestock leader says we must act now to protect consumer confidence.

Farming is at its best when it values both affection and production and balances the need for profits with the richness of relationships.