Tag: pork
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Which Is More Appropriate: Slaughter or Harvest?
Is ‘Involuntary Conversion to Protein’ PC Enough For You? In today’s animal agriculture society, it’s nearly impossible to go a single day without overhearing a conversation, reading a newspaper story or watching a news release about animal welfare. Let me start off by saying that I don’t really care for the term animal welfare because…
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Short, Sweet and Loud
No, I’m not describing myself. Haha I’m talking about a letter to the editor that Randy Spronk, Chairman of the Environmental Committee for the National Pork Producer’s Council (NPPC), recently submitted to the New York Times. Spronk was writing in reply to another outlandish article by anti-meat columnist Mark Bittman. Although Spronk’s letter was only…
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Science + Emotion = Effective
Many scientists, including myself, often struggle with the fact that research and sound scientific method are not sufficient evidence that agriculture and producers are doing the right thing. In fact, some may claim that emotions and moral drives play a larger part in consumer education than science and research. Be that as it may, producers, scientists,…
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Superbowl Snackdown
(No, this wasn’t served at any party I attended. Dang it) FroBuzz attended a nearby Superbowl party and didn’t want to show up empty handed so ‘we’ (meaning ‘I’) had to drum something up. Hyatt suggested these but I thought they sounded kind of plain so I gave them my own twist. Below is the recipe I concocted (warning:…
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In Honor of Pigs and Pork
Photo courtesy of Magnum Photo Agency I keep reminding readers that October is National Pork Month and for good reason. I love pork – it’s delicious, nutritious and is so versatile! The Pork Checkoff provides a wealth of great pork information on their website. Check it out — especially the kids section 🙂 Check out…