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- Legal name: Howard F. Lyman
- Birthdate: September 17, 1938 (age 73)
- Birthplace: Great Falls, Montana, United States
- Nationality: American
- Gender: Male
- Official Website: http://www.madcowboy.com/
- Genres: Non-fiction, Reference
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Howard F. Lyman is a former American farmer turned animal welfare activist and environmentalist known for his actions promoting vegetarian and vegan nutrition and organic farming.
Lyman was raised as a fourth generation rancher on a farm that produced dairy and meat commodities. He attended Montana State University and was graduated with a B.S. degree in general agriculture in 1961. Upon graduation, he spent two years in the United States Army before returning to work on the farm.
From 1963 to 1983 he was actively engaged in animal and grain production. The areas in which he was involved were dairy, pork, registered Hereford, chicken, range cattle, feedlot beef production, veal, grain, silage, and hay production. In 1979 Lyman was diagnosed with a tumor in his spine, and faced with the prospect of paralysis, he vowed to return to non-chemical means of farming if he beat the cancer. He survived an operation to remove the tumor and set out to transform his land into an organic farm.
It was not until April 1996 that Lyman became well known. In an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, Lyman made remarks which in turn led to Oprah renouncing hamburgers. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association sued Lyman and Winfrey. Both were found not guilty of any wrongdoing early in 1998.
Lyman eventually became a vegan. He has co-authored the book Mad Cowboy (1998) and co-authored No More Bull (2005) and became president of EarthSave. Leaving that post, he became president of Voice for a Viable Future. Lyman also features in Franny Armstrong's 2005 documentary McLibel and in Marianne Thieme's 2007 documentary Meat The Truth.
Ethical vegetarian and fourth generation cattle rancher turned vegan, he was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn, MA on April 12, 1997 for his leadership in the animal welfare movement.
Lyman was raised as a fourth generation rancher on a farm that produced dairy and meat commodities. He attended Montana State University and was graduated with a B.S. degree in general agriculture in 1961. Upon graduation, he spent two years in the United States Army before returning to work on the farm.
From 1963 to 1983 he was actively engaged in animal and grain production. The areas in which he was involved were dairy, pork, registered Hereford, chicken, range cattle, feedlot beef production, veal, grain, silage, and hay production. In 1979 Lyman was diagnosed with a tumor in his spine, and faced with the prospect of paralysis, he vowed to return to non-chemical means of farming if he beat the cancer. He survived an operation to remove the tumor and set out to transform his land into an organic farm.
It was not until April 1996 that Lyman became well known. In an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, Lyman made remarks which in turn led to Oprah renouncing hamburgers. The National Cattlemen's Beef Association sued Lyman and Winfrey. Both were found not guilty of any wrongdoing early in 1998.
Lyman eventually became a vegan. He has co-authored the book Mad Cowboy (1998) and co-authored No More Bull (2005) and became president of EarthSave. Leaving that post, he became president of Voice for a Viable Future. Lyman also features in Franny Armstrong's 2005 documentary McLibel and in Marianne Thieme's 2007 documentary Meat The Truth.
Ethical vegetarian and fourth generation cattle rancher turned vegan, he was awarded the Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award in Sherborn, MA on April 12, 1997 for his leadership in the animal welfare movement.
