Environmental Interest Groups the National Essay

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As the author and activist Michael Pollan has noted: "The only way you can keep a cow alive getting this much corn [necessary to fatten the animal] would be with antibiotics. And they get large quantities of antibiotics with their feed every day. They get rumensin, which is technically an ionophore. it's a kind of antibiotic that helps with the bloat and the acidosis. And then they get tylosin, which is in the erythromycin family. And that antibiotic cuts down on the incidence of liver disease, and without that, they would all have liver disease probably" because of the effects of corn on cattle (Gross 2003). The CBA is so committed to the use of chemicals in agriculture it even promises to new members that they may receive a free bottle of Cydectin® Pour-on for joining, and if they recruit ten new members, a Swiss Army Watch (Join now, 2010, CBA).

As well as incentives, the organization also uses scare tactics to encourage members to join. "Just recently, Congress was considering a dairy buy-out that would have flooded the beef market with more than 320,000 head of cattle at one time -- ruining your prices.

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NCBA stopped that from happening…but we need your membership to defend YOU and YOUR INDUSTRY!" The website screams (Join now, 2010, CBA). In terms of membership dues, fees vary between each state affiliate. A general membership for a non-cattle, non-voting owners is $100, while members must pay a fee based upon how much cattle they own, from $90 for a farmer with less than 100 cows, and in excess of $600 for a farmer more than 1,500 cows. The organization offers conventions, tradeshows, and online resources to members in the science of cattle production. However its primary focus is upon lobbying the government, rather than upon purely disseminating knowledge about the industry.

The CBA is particularly effective in lobbying members of Congress in states with large cattle farms, such as Texas. However, its policies affect everyone in America who does -- and does not -- consume beef. It uses a very slanted view of agricultural science to support its agenda, and despite its protestations, it does not support the interests all cattle farmers, such as organic and grass-fed cattle farmers. The CBA supports farmers who raise and fatten their cattle the.....

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