The steps cattle producers take to improve the environment
aren't new; they have been around for many decades. In fact, as
long as cattle have been raised on the land, American families
have worked to protect and enhance the environment. Farmers' and
ranchers' families walk the same land, breathe the same air and
drink the same water as your family. They are committed to
protect and improve natural resources. So, I'm sharing with you
a few of the many ways raising cattle can contribute to
environmental sustainability and a few facts about the important
nutrients beef provides to help people sustain health and well-
being. ·About two-thirds of cattle farms and ranches have been
in the same family for two generations or more. ·Today's
cattlemen provide more people with nutritious beef products
using fewer natural resources than in the past. ·Today's
American farmer feeds about 144 people worldwide. Experts
estimate global food production will need to increase 70 percent
by 2050 to feed a growing world population