Beef on dairy: A case study of sustainable animal protein production

Abstract

Human society has evolved over thousands of years, but in the last 35 years we have gained access to multiple advanced tech­nologies that can change how animal protein is produced. As members of society, we all have a responsibility to ourselves, our families, our neighbors, our friends and our fellow citizens to utilize the available technologies to provide a sustainable fu­ture. The word “sustainability” has been used freely by many, but I believe that it truly has only two meanings in our industry. For the producers of animal protein, it is the economic sustain­ability of the farmer producers. For the consumers of animal proteins, it is the production of that protein in a manner that derives in a highly nutritious product that is produced in an en­vironmentally friendly system.