Beef Inc

There is a struggle for control of the world food market and the battle only promises to escalate in the 21st century. As traditional farming falls victim to agribusiness, small producers and consumers are sadly paying the price. What has been a way of life for generations is now solely a moneymaking venture for big business. In the beef industry, a strategy of "intense livestock production" has been implemented to boost profit margins. Cattle are housed and fattened in overcrowded - and sometimes diseased - feed lots. To combat this, animals are systematically vaccinated, given antibiotics, and pumped with growth hormones with little regard for the potential health risks to consumers or the quality of the end product. Beef Inc. examines a handful of companies that dominate beef production and distribution in North America. This film gives a voice to the independent cattle producer who is often unable to compete with big corporations.

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"Beef, Inc.: fat profits and lean standards"
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"There is a struggle for control of the world food market and the battle only promises to escalate in the 21st century. As traditional farming falls victim to agribusiness, small producers and consumers are sadly paying the price. What has been a way of life for generations is now solely a moneymaking venture for big business. In the beef industry, a strategy of "intense livestock production" has been implemented to boost profit margins. Cattle are housed and fattened in overcrowded - and sometimes diseased - feed lots. To combat this, animals are systematically vaccinated, given antibiotics, and pumped with growth hormones with little regard for the potential health risks to consumers or the quality of the end product. Beef Inc. examines a handful of companies that dominate beef production and distribution in North America. This film gives a voice to the independent cattle producer who is often unable to compete with big corporations."
"There is a struggle for control of the world food market and the battle only promises to escalate in the 21st century. As traditional farming falls victim to agribusiness, small producers and consumers are sadly paying the price. What has been a way of life for generations is now solely a moneymaking venture for big business. In the beef industry, a strategy of "intense livestock production" has been implemented to boost profit margins. Cattle are housed and fattened in overcrowded - and sometimes diseased - feed lots. To combat this, animals are systematically vaccinated, given antibiotics, and pumped with growth hormones with little regard for the potential health risks to consumers or the quality of the end product. Beef Inc. examines a handful of companies that dominate beef production and distribution in North America. This film gives a voice to the independent cattle producer who is often unable to compete with big corporations."@en
"A struggle for control of the world food market is waging, and the battle promises to escalate in the 21st century. Beef Inc. examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distribution in North America. As traditional farming falls victim to agri-business, small producers and consumers are paying the price. What has been a way of life for generations is now solely a money-making venture for big business. In the beef industry, a strategy of "intense livestock production" has been implemented to boost profit margins. Cattle are housed and fattened in overcrowded feed lots, a situation which exposes them to disease. To combat this, the animals are systematically vaccinated, given antibiotics and pumped with growth hormones. No regard is given to the potential health risks to consumers or the quality of the end product. This film gives a voice to the independent cattle producer who, unable to compete with the corporations, find themselves being squeezed out of the industry. In French with English subtitles."
"A struggle for control of the world food market is waging, and the battle promises to escalate in the 21st century. Beef Inc. examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distribution in North America. As traditional farming falls victim to agri-business, small producers and consumers are paying the price. What has been a way of life for generations is now solely a money-making venture for big business. In the beef industry, a strategy of "intense livestock production" has been implemented to boost profit margins. Cattle are housed and fattened in overcrowded feed lots, a situation which exposes them to disease. To combat this, the animals are systematically vaccinated, given antibiotics and pumped with growth hormones. No regard is given to the potential health risks to consumers or the quality of the end product. This film gives a voice to the independent cattle producer who, unable to compete with the corporations, find themselves being squeezed out of the industry. In French with English subtitles."@en
""A struggle for control of the world food market is waging, and the battle promises to escalate in the 21st century. Beef Inc. examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distribution in North America ... This film gives a voice to the independent cattle producers who, unable to compete with the corporations, find themselves being squeezed out of the industry"--Container."@en
""Examines the practices of North American meat multinationals, which raise livestock on huge feedlots. Genetic engineering, growth hormones, antibiotics, the monopolization of world markets, and other issues are addressed, along with concerns that these beefed-up cattle pose risks both to consumer health and to the world's economy - and do not taste very good either"--Container."@en
"Examines the practices of North American agribusiness giants related to livestock production."
"Examines the practices of North American agribusiness giants related to livestock production."@en
""A struggle for control of the world food market is waging, and the battle promises to escalate in the 21st century. Beef Inc. examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distribution in North America ... This film gives a voice to the independent cattle producers who, unable to compete with the corporations, find themselves being squeezed out of the industry" -- container."
"Beef Inc. examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distribution in North America. Intense livestock production has been implemented to boost profit margins. Cattle are housed in overcrowded feed lots, exposed to disease, then treated with vaccines, antibiotics, and growth hormones."
"Beef Inc. examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distrubution in North America."@en
"Examines how a handful of companies have come to dominate beef production and distribution in North America. Gives a voice to the independent cattle producers who find themselves being squeezed out of the industry."