Southern New England Livestock Conference
The second Southern New England Livestock Conference will be held at the Bristol County Agriculture High School in Dighton, MA, on January 28, 2018.
Southern New England Livestock Conference
The second Southern New England Livestock Conference will be held at the Bristol County Agriculture High School in Dighton, MA, on January 28, 2018.
American Association of Meat Processors Convention
AAMP’s annual convention is geared toward packers, processors, wholesalers, HRI, retailers, caterers, deli operators, home food service dealers, and catalog marketers in the meat, poultry & food business.
Grassfed’s Role In A Greener World: AGW’s Response to the University of Oxford study, Grazed and Confused?
Grazed and Confused?—the new report from the University of Oxford’s Food Climate Research Network—represents an important step forward in advancing our scientific knowledge on how we might feed ourselves sustainably.
Written by a number of eminent scientists involved in exploring sustainable food production, the report seeks to address a specific—but vital—question in the sustainable food debate: What is the role of grazing ruminants in contributing to or mitigating climate change?
It is therefore extremely disappointing to see this important report being widely misrepresented in the media and misused by those who are calling for an end to food animal production, or to discredit grassfed or pasture-based livestock operations in favor of other species or production models.
Northeast Livestock Conference
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County is hosting the 2016 Northeast Livestock Conference - Making Links: Producers “Meat” Consumers. This two-day conference will provide information on production quality and marketing for locally produced meats through educational workshops.
Northeast Livestock Conference
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County is hosting the 2016 Northeast Livestock Conference - Making Links: Producers “Meat” Consumers. This two-day conference will provide information on production quality and marketing for locally produced meats through educational workshops.
Beyond the Bikini: What Carl’s Jr.’s Controversial Ad Could Mean for American Farmers
Whatever you think about Carl’s Jr.’s SuperBowl Ad (think “Victoria’s Secret hijacks your local farmers’ market”), the real news here is not whether sex still sells, provokes, or offends: The real news is the rise of grassfed beef.
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria: Big Ag Washes Its Hands of Any Responsibility
We can be pretty certain that in the coming days we will hear this message over and over again "So what if most of the meat on our supermarket shelves is contaminated with antibiotic-resistant bacteria? If you handle and cook your meat properly then a few bacteria shouldn’t be a problem; and if you get sick with an untreatable disease then it’s your own fault.'
This is the kind of contemptible retort we can expect from the intensive meat industry lobby and its many trolls in response to new research by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), which reveals high levels of life-threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria on raw supermarket meat. Yet the “cook it properly and everything will be OK” spin is just Big Ag’s latest attempt to absolve itself of any responsibility for squandering one of the most important medical innovations of our time– and putting American lives at risk.
AWA Announces Landmark Sustainable Meat Conference
George Washington University's Urban Food Task Force, Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) and the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) have joined forces by providing a platform for DC's vibrant culinary community to focus on strengthening the supply chain for sustainably raised meat.
Le Biscornu — Rimouski, Quebec
Natalie Chartier and Justin Audet purchased Le Biscornu farm in October 2004. The 350-acre farm is situated about five miles south of Rimouski, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, and provides pasture and hay for their flock of purebred Icelandic…
The Rise of E. coli O157:H7 Means It’s Time to Stop Gambling With Our Health
The October 4, 2009 New York Times story, “E. coli Shows Flaws in Beef Inspection,” is a chilling reminder to the public that we gamble unknowingly with our health every day, even when safer, viable options to the current systems are readily available.
The Times story follows a convoluted and widespread chain of production that ended with hamburger contaminated with the virulent E. coli strain O157:H7 being sold to the public, leaving one young woman paralyzed and more than 900 others ill. The story recounts the secrecy, obfuscation, and duplicity that processors engage in to avoid testing beef for E. coli and to protect a system that gives rise to tainted beef.
Proposed Regulations Favor Interstate Commerce, Independent Plants
The USDA's Federal Safety and Inspection Service recently proposed regulations that will allow certain state-inspected plants to ship meat and poultry in interstate commerce. This impressive development is part of USDA's larger initiative, "Know Your Farmers, Know Your Food," which seeks to develop economic opportunities within regional and local food systems. Secretary Vilsack and Under Secretary Mande are to be applauded for such a far-sighted decision, one which could have a transformational effect on independent livestock producers.
