Columns
Proposed pipeline stirs controversy
A 1,700-mile proposed pipeline that cuts through the heart of cattle country has stirred a controversy from the High Plains to Washington, D.C. In fact, last month the U.S. State Department put the whole project on hold while alternative routes are studied.
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Enter the cosmovores
The local-food movement has been gaining traction for years, and “locavore” and “100-mile diet” have become common parlance.
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Livestock critical to global food security
Livestock production is critical to the food security and livelihood of the world’s population. And livestock may be even more important for the people in the world’s poorest societies.
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Nose to Tail
Chef Fergus Henderson, owner of one of the most influential restaurants in the world and recipient of a coveted Michelin star, has made a name for himself by cooking offal.
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The Pioneer Woman
How cooking for cowboys and four children on a remote Oklahoma ranch turned an “accidental country girl” into a celebrity.
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Al Gore is wrong about ag
Al Gore is wrong. Maybe not about everything, but he’s wrong about industrial agriculture.
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Big picture, small details
How to assemble a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle: One piece at a time.
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Rubbish and hogwash from EWG
Consciously limiting your carbon footprint has become quite trendy among many young, urban Americans. It’s a practice I wholeheartedly support — it’s just that their ideas to achieve that goal are often way off the mark.
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Some like it raw
In August, a year-long federal investigation culminated in the raid of a California natural-food market and the arrest of its owner. The alleged crime: the illegal production and sale of raw milk.
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Future fish
Now in its second decade, the battle over the genetically modified sal-mon — “Frankenfish” to some — continues.
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Beef faces a supply crisis
The beef industry is facing a supply crisis as liquidation of our nation’s cow herd has now reached a critical stage.
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- Supplementation on summer pasture
- Beef is the centerpiece of many wacky minor league stadium menus
- Commentary: Message to Occupy Monsanto: Occupy yourself
- Canada cattle report: Canadian steer, heifer prices steady
- A conversation with Dr. Jim Marsden about the safety of beef
- Traders evening up positions ahead of the weekend Friday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
