What's the Beef with Screwworm?
About this episode
The episode discusses the resurgence of screwworm and its impact on the beef industry amid rising consumer demand.
After being eradicated in the United States in the ‘60s, screwworm is back—at a time when beef is even more in demand and the American herd is already depleted. How long will consumers be forced to choose between high prices and, ugh, turkey burgers? Guest: Kevin Draper , New York Times business correspondent covering the agricultural industry. Want more What Next? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, Madeline Ducharme, Patrick Fort, Rob Gunther and Paige Osburn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Guest: Kevin Draper
Topics covered
- agriculture
- beef industry
- screwworm
- food prices
- consumer choices
Keywords
- screwworm
- beef prices
- agriculture
- turkey burgers
- Kevin Draper
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New York Times, Slate Podcasts
Products: turkey burgers
Places: United States
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