Beef producers continue to address the challenge of improving production efficiency and sustainability while balancing the consumer demand for high-quality, tender, fresh beef. Feeding strategies to improve the efficiency of beef cattle production, such as supplementation of the beta-agonist ractopamine hydrochloride (RH) and the trace mineral zinc (Zn), can positively impact the sustainability of beef production.

Most people in the United States had never experienced empty store shelves, but the pandemic in 2020 provided evidence of the lack of robustness in the meat supply chain.