Fact Sheets

These fact sheets provide a snapshot of the process in place for raising high-quality, wholesome beef. If you are interested in a topic that does not appear here, please contact us.

Raising Beef Cattle

• Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review Fact Sheet
• Beef Market At A Glance 
• Beef Choices 
• Cattle farmers and ranchers fighting hunger
• The Cattle Industry, Who We Are  
• Modern Beef Production
• Common Potential Concerns About Today’s Beef Production

Environment

• The Environment and Cattle Production
• Critical Analysis of Livestock's Long Shadow
• Cattle Farmers and Ranchers: America's Everyday Environmentalists
• Beef's Shrinking Environmental Footprint
• Beef and Water Use

Beef Safety

• E. coli O157:H7  
• Growth Promotant Use in Cattle Production 
• Growth Promotant Approval Process

Animal Care

• Animal Welfare in Cattle Production
• Antibiotic Use in Cattle Production
• Antibiotic Approval Process
• BQA and Animal Welfare

Hot Topics

• Safety of Pink Slime: Video with Dr. Russell Cross
• USDA Fact Sheet: Lean Finely Textured Beef (Pink Slime) 
• Meat Mythcrushers: Ammonia in Beef (Pink Slime)
• BPI: Get the Facts about Lean Finely Textured Beef (Pink Slime)
• 2011 U.S. Meat and Poultry Consumption and Demand: The Facts
• Raising Sustainable Beef: A Scientist's Point of View

 Click to download printer-friendly PDFs of "The Cattlemen's Stewardship Review"

• "The Cattlemen’s Stewardship Review: Connecting Our Vision and Values" 
• Welcome to the Beef Community
• Cattlemen's Statement of Principles
• Business Environment of Beef
• The Beef Lifecycle
• Good Food
• Healthy Animals
• Healthy Environment
• Strong Communities