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BeefCast 0497 Show Notes:

• Joel Haggard, US Meat Export Federation Vice President for Asia, updates us on the export picture for US beef in Asia and the Pacific communities. Part 2 or 2 (Catch up on Part 1).

BeefCast 0496 Show Notes:

• Joel Haggard, US Meat Export Federation Vice President for Asia, updates us on the export picture for US beef in Asia and the Pacific communities. Part 1 of 2 (Follow-up with Part 2).

BeefCast 0494 Show Notes:

• Erin Daley, Economist for the US Meat Export Federation, weighs in on the outlook for US beef exports in the global marketplace.

BeefCast 0492 Show Notes:

• Kevin Dhuyvetter, Kansas State University Agriculture Economist, highlights his recent trip to Australia. He comments on cattle marketing and animal identification approaches in Australia that could have appeal to the U.S. beef sector.

BeefCast 0489 Show Notes:

• Roger Thurow, former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, co-authored a book with the same title as the focus of this conversation "Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty" (Catch up with Part 1).

BeefCast 0488 Show Notes:

• Roger Thurow, former correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, co-authored a book with the same title as the focus of this conversation "Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty" (Follow up with Part 2).

BeefCast 0487 Show Notes:

• Captain Scott O'Grady, former US Air Force fighter pilot, shares his story of survival after being shot down by the enemy. Part 2.

BeefCast 0486 Show Notes:

• Today, Captain Scott O'Grady, former US Air Force fighter pilot, shares his story of survival after being shot down by the enemy. Part 1. 

How can we put the brakes on the recent cattle markets price slide? Darrell Mark, University of Nebraska Livestock Economist, helps us out.

Also, it may be difficult to tell if the climate change debate is heating up or cooling down. Regardless, the climate change issue is very important to animal agriculture when we consider the potential impact of pending legislation and EPA regulations. So today I want to share with you a three part series focused on this critical issue. We draw upon the decades of experience of climate scientist Jay Lehr of The Heartland Institute.