Economy Jan 23 EPA considers tougher regulations on livestock farm pollution By John Flesher, Associated Press
Politics Oct 09 Supreme Court grapples with animal welfare in a challenge to a California law requiring pork to be humanely raised Should Californians be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals that are raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? The U.S. Supreme Court will confront that question when it hears… By David Favre, The Conversation
Nation Apr 07 What consumers need to know about the avian flu outbreak Bird flu is highly contagious in domestic flocks. A major outbreak is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the U.S. By Yuko Sato, The Conversation
Science Mar 06 Watch 4:44 Cow burps are a major contributor to climate change — can scientists change that? Livestock production—primarily cows—produce 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of that is in the form of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is a natural byproduct of how some livestock process food. But as Christopher Booker reports,… By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber
Science Aug 09 Watch 9:38 How industrial farming techniques can breed superbugs As high-density, industrial-scale livestock farms have become fertile breeding grounds for disease, they’ve also become a major source of drug-resistant superbugs. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien and economics correspondent Paul Solman team up to report on how scientists are studying how… By Miles O'Brien
Apr 26 Want healthier farm animals? Look to the mutants By Kristin Hugo Rancher Shelby Hendershot collects photos and specimens of deformed livestock to expose what causes these often disregarded mutations. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Saturday, December 14, 2013 The rise of the drone industry, FDA and antibiotics in livestock and school safety. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch Sabrina Tavernise on new FDA proposals on drugs for farm animals Proposals by the FDA may put a halt to the use of growth-promoting drugs in farm animals. Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch New Mexicans weigh slaughter of wild horses as solution to overpopulation New Mexicans weigh slaughter of wild horses as solution to overpopulation… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Food for 9 Billion: Satisfying China’s Growing Demand for Meat As China's Diet Grows, So Do Concerns Over Safety, Sustainability… Continue watching