S ince 1993, the beef industry has spent more than $30 million on beef safety research, outreach and education through The Beef Checkoff. Including private industry efforts, collectively, the industry spends more than $550 million annually on improving beef safety. Much of the research has focused on addressing foodborne pathogens at the harvest and processing level. However, researchers, indus...

Improved public understanding: Perhaps the most significant advantage of areabased harvest regulation is the expected increase in public credibility in the timber supply review process and allowable annual cut determinations. Area-based harvest limits are much easier to explain and to understand. They are more intuitively appealing. Harvest levels specified and controlled by area rather than vo...