Growth Energy: New U.N. Report Proves U.S. Can Produce Food And Fuel

Apr 06, 2015

In response to the recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which outlined how global food prices have continued their downward trend, dropping 1.5 percent since last month, to near five year low , Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, issued the following statement:

"Despite the rhetoric and fear mongering by Big Food and Big Oil, facts are facts and they cannot hide from the truth. This latest report from the UN FAO is further proof that the U.S. and other nations are capable of producing increased quantities of food, feed, fiber and fuel.

In fact, global grain stocks increased by 160 million metric tons (47 percent) between the 2006/07 and the 2013/14 marketing years following the enactment of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

"Additionally, strengthened global crop commodity prices have helped all farmers invest in new production practices that enhance sustainability and productivity. The U.S. RFS and other global renewable energy policies have played no small part in stimulating this agricultural resurgence both here and abroad.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.