Hutchinson News - At a rural spot in Ottawa County, ground beef is in demand. But it isn't sold from a giant supermarket or a humongous beef-packing plant. It's supplied at the farm of Jim and Kathy Scharplaz. The Scharplazes have watched their sales of grass-fed
Olympian - Heather Woodward OLYMPIA - The Olympia School District should do more to train staff, communicate with parents and collect data on autistic students' progress, according to an independent review released Thursday. Olympia educators also should use
WPVI - Located in eastern Pennsylvania, Moyer Packing Company (MOPAC) is the largest beef processor/renderer east of Chicago. With family roots reaching back to 1877, MOPAC has grown from a one-man operation to a corporation employing over 1600 people
Herald Tribune - SEOUL, South Korea: The United States has asked for talks with South Korea after Seoul rejected all three shipments of U.S. beef since the end of a three-year ban triggered by fears of mad cow disease, a South Korean official said Thursday. The U.S
NobodySmiling - Look, Nas and Jay are both respected men in hip-hop, the most respected probably. But the beef, how can it go away just like that. My theory is this. Jay has been more successful, and Nas could have been that succesful but that was his choice. Both
CattleNetwork.com - U.S. government officials reportedly are seeking a sit-down with their South Korean counterparts to persuade them to start accepting American beef shipments. The United States is expected to request that South Korea lower its quarantine standards
MSNBC - There s been a clear decline in E. coli outbreaks involving ground beef, thanks to changes in the beef industry, Braden said. But E. coli illnesses involving leafy green vegetables have continued, at a rate of one to five outbreaks a year, he said.
CattleNetwork.com - USDA Secretary Sees New Japan Beef Talks In Late February WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Japan s unique restriction on U.S. beef requiring it come from cattle under 21 months old - was never meant to be permanent and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Slate - For now, Obama's scandal is too small to hurt. Can you tell how good a steak is going to taste by looking at it? The government thinks you can. That's why, when a USDA meat grader assesses the quality of a beef carcass, he or she makes an incision
Halifax Today - DOUBLE helpings of champion beef could be rivalling the traditional turkey this Christmas as Keelham Hall Farm Shop has just bought two winning entries at local livestock shows. The prime beef from the two locally reared champion Limousin-cross