Category: Food & Agriculture Issues
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I’m a Reformed Antibiotics Abuser
I used to have a pill collection in my bathroom. Nothing illegal and no addictions, but I was one of those notorious [horrible] people who didn’t use all of an antibiotic prescription and would decide to pop a few if I got a sinus infection six months later because I didn’t want to go to…
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8 Must-Haves for a Rancher’s Toolbox
Like most ranchers and farmers, there are tools all over our place. Toolboxes are in the back of every truck, on shelves in the garage and there’s even a small one in the house with odd ‘n ends. Each box holds items that we need on the ranch to keep things operating as smoothly as possible:…
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Unbelievable Devastation; Unmatchable Generosity
Yesterday, as I walked through our home pens examining our cow/calf pairs and took notes about which cows need to be sold, I thought about how crushed I would be if we lost several cows. If I walked outside tomorrow morning and half of our herd had dropped dead, I would be flattened with grief.…
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Why is My Fresh Ground Beef Brown?
About six weeks ago, I was prepping some ground beef for freezer meals to use when our little one arrived (to be honest, I was actually in active labor and trying to get ‘one more thing’ done on my list before heading to the hospital) and noticed that some of the ground beef in the…
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5 Reasons I Trust the Safety of U.S. Beef
Food safety is no laughing matter. I’ve talked before about why I take it seriously but I don’t think I’ve ever addressed why I am confident about the safety of our beef supply. Today I break down 5 Reasons I Trust the Safety of U.S. Beef. Healthy animals yield safe beef. Our commitment to high quality…