Tag: beef

  • Avoid Eye Contact

    Avoid Eye Contact

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    This past weekend I got to check and feed cattle with my dad. In the rain. and mud. with no raincoat. on a horse that has two speeds: fast and flying. and it was downright glorious. prior to blazing across the pasture The silent man and his introverted daughter; talking only when necessary and communicating mostly…

  • Another One Bites the Gestation Crate Dust

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    While the rest of the U.S. is abuzz about a case of BSE being found in California – something I am not scared about at all, since I know the safety of our food supply (more on that here) – I am more concerned about this recent piece of news. Burger King becomes first US…

  • Hyvee, Pink Slime (LFTB) and Stupidity

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    It’s generally not common for shoppers to thank grocers for carrying certain products – we just expect them to be there and take for granted the different options available to us. There’s usually two or three different brands/varieties of each product on our grocery list, which allows us to be selective based on price, brand loyalty…

  • Meeting Fellow Birdies

    Meeting Fellow Birdies

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    Also known as tweeps. It’s no secret I’m addicted to Twitter (@brandibuzzard) – I recently said it in an interview with Cattle Network. Through my addiction, I’ve had the opportunity to ‘meet’ a lot of great people in the “twitter-verse” but haven’t actually met many in real life. I am excited to say that I…

  • Pink Slime – It’s Meat

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    ******First off, I want to say that yesterday a fantastic commentary was written about the pink slime issue. which you can read here. I was given a lot of praise and credit for apparently writing it but I want to make it clear that I didn’t write it – my husband, Hyatt Frobose, wrote that as a member of…