ABSTRACT
One of the political challenges that will become more serious as time goes on will be the competition for living space between humans and farm animals. Some of the challenges are internal. They relate to the nature of our industry and to the nature of the people in the livestock industry. Much of the difficulty that has faced the livestock producer has been attributable to recession and unemployment. A livestock economist at a midwestern land grant university was making the prediction that there would be little room in the world for livestock 100 years in the future. Human population was increasing so rapidly that the land would be needed for living space. Political challenge livestock producers may have to face would be from the animal welfare lobby. Most of the difficulty arises with people who are almost totally lacking in knowledge about livestock production methods.
