WALLA WALLA -- Jude Capper has a beef with Michael Pollan, author of bestsellers such as "The Omnivore's Dilemma."

"I was glad I was out of town," the assistant professor of Dairy Science at Washington State University said of Pollan's recent visit to WSU. On Thursday night, in a visit sponsored by the Walla Walla Cattlemen's Association, Capper offered a free seminar at Knight's of Columbus Hall.

In the talk, "Demystifying the Environmental Sustainability of Food Production," Capper aimed to dispel misconceptions about agriculture with "sound science, facts and figures."