beef consumption

  • Would a Tax on Beef Really Help the Environment (and Our Health)?

    We spoke to Oxford researcher Dr. Adam Briggs about the implications of a "beef tax" for consumers.

  • America’s Cows Are Fatter Than They’ve Ever Been

    Things aren’t looking good for the bovine patron saint of these United States, and the beef industry is pretty much out of ideas. Except for this lone scheme: make the cattle fat. Really, really fat. Fatter than they’ve ever been before.

  • Japan Is Eating America's Tongue

    Most Americans are straight-up grossed out by long, licky beef tongues that, frankly, can be kind of phallic-looking and often weigh over three pounds. But Japanese diners can't get enough of them, and are enthusiastically importing America's rejected...

  • Large-Scale Sustainable Beef Is Still an Empty Promise

    Earlier this month, an international coalition of beef-producing megacorporations put forth a document they say will guide their industry towards raising more sustainable beef. But though the language of the document is lofty, industry experts accuse...

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