What is Beef Sustainability?

What is Beef Sustainability?

Rick Worthington
Rick Worthington
What is Beef Sustainablilty?

What is Beef Sustainability?

If you ask a whole room full of people, you might get many different answers.

Joan Ruskamp is a member of the Cattlemen's Beef Board - and rancher recently told the NCBA: " Formally, it's defined as producing safe and nutritious beef with a commitment to environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic viability. Practically, sustainability to beef farmers and ranchers is about being a caretaker to the animals, the land and waters, being a good neighbor and community member, and maintaining profitability while doing it."

In the broadest sense, sustainability encompasses a balance of environmental, social and economic considerations and that sustainability is about long-term focus.

Beef sustainability will be one of the many issues discussed at the NCBA Trad

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