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Peter Ballerstedt
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Forage agronomist & ruminant nutritionist. Reversed pre-diabetes in '07. Advocating ASF for metabolic health & sustainable food systems. Ruminant Revolution!
Oregon
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Jul 10, 2025
    On July 8th my colleagues and I discussed “The Essential Societal Role of Livestock, Today and Tomorrow” for the Livestock Symposium at the 2025 Meeting of the American & Canadian Societies of Animal Science in Hollywood, FL. The presentations were recorded and videos are now
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Dec 23, 2021
    People send me things
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Oct 25, 2022
    "Why we fight"
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    Eva Vlaardingerbroek
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    Oct 15, 2022
    🇳🇱 WEF agenda in full force: Hundreds of schools in The Netherlands have started a campaign introducing 10-12 y/o kids to mealworms & insects as a ‘sustainable’ meat substitute. The goal is to bring about “behavioral changes through unprejudiced children” x.com/Symph0ny3/stat…
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Sep 28, 2017
    Advice you can use -
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    May 4, 2022
    Wednesday morning greetings. "Irish Wolfhound with two sub-woofers"
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Apr 29, 2022
    Today's entry for the "Correlation vs. Causation" folder -
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    May 23, 2020
    Enjoy your long weekend. What are your plans?
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Jan 5, 2019
    So, if a calorie is a calorie, why not just drink 300 ml (1.25 cups) of gasoline a day to get the 2,300 kcals the mythical 70 kg man requires a day? Oh, you mean metabolism and toxicity is important, too, not just Gross Energy? Hmmmm 🤔😏🤠
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Jan 3, 2019
    Diabetes cases have increased by 700% in the US since the 1960s. Why haven't people lost their jobs? Why are those who've guided dietary policy since then *still* doing so?
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Sep 22, 2022
    Today's entry for the "Correlation vs. Causation" folder
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    May 27, 2021
    Livestock are *essential* for sustainable food systems and development. No livestock, no life. Know livestock, know life!
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Mar 18, 2023
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Apr 18, 2020
    People and their dogs...
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    Peter Ballerstedt
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    Oct 26, 2020
    Good night.
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