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E. Coli Confessions Part I
by John Munsell | Oct 11, 2011
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Editor's Note: This is the first part in a series written by John Munsell of Miles City, MT, who explains how the small meat plant his family owned for 59 years ran afoul of USDA's meat inspection program. The events he writes about began a decade ago, but remain relevant today.
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Trolley and Carcass Rails – Taking people where they want to go…
“Farmers create the wealth, everyone else does the laundry.” – Tina Owens’ (childhood friend) Great Grandfather Four million people live in Melbourne Australia. Like most places, most are running around frantically trying to make a living (Doing the laundry). News … Continue reading
Posted in General Advocacy
Tagged adm, Callicrate, carcass rails, Cargill, Coles, Farmers Market, JBS, Queen Victoria Market, Woolworths
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Duke Divinity School September 2013 Conference on Food, Farming, and the Life of Faith
Summoned Toward Wholeness Scripture portrays God as a gardener, farmer, and shepherd. It describes Jesus as “the bread of life” who invites people to the Lord’s table so they can learn to feed his sheep. It is hard to read … Continue reading
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Tagged abusive market power, Big Food, Callicrate Cattle Co., Cargill, Colorado Springs Public Market Project, Duke Divinity School, Duke University, Foodopoly, HSUS, JBS, Monsanto, Pilgrim’s Pride, Ranch Foods Direct, Shineway Group, Smithfield, St Francis KS, steroids, Swift, Sysco, USDA, Walmart, zilmax
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What’s Ailing America’s Cattle?
Scientists Suspect Livestock-Feed Additives Are Behind Distress By JESSE NEWMAN and KELSEY GEE Tyson Foods has suspended purchases of animals fed with the additive Zilmax. Shown, workers at a Tyson unit trimmed beef in Nebraska last year. A growing number … Continue reading
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Tagged beta-agonists, JBS, Merck & Co., Mike Callicrate, Optaflexx, Ractopamine, Smithfield, Temple Grandin, Tyson Foods, zilmax, zilpaterol
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Tapeworm Economy Threatens Food Supply
Sucking the Life Blood from Family Farm Agriculture By Mike Callicrate | March 5, 2013 “Our ground beef comes from Stampede Meat Company in Chicago, it’s delivered by Sysco, and we need enough volume for 2,000 locations.” This was the … Continue reading
Posted in Beef Checkoff, General Advocacy, Pink Slime, Zilmax
Tagged American Meat Institute, Cargill, Colorado Proud, Farm Bureau, Farm Credit, fast food nation, food Inc., JBS, Joe Luter, McDonald's, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Corn Growers, National Pork Producers, pink slime, Ractopamine, Ranch Foods Direct, Smashburger, Smithfield, Stampede Meat Company, Tyson, U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance, zilmax
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Beef is Beef – Really?
By Mike Callicrate Iowa State University Animal Science students helped organize a “Beef is Beef” rally this week supporting Beef Products Inc. and touting the benefits of BPI’s Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB – Pink Slime). This was an impressive … Continue reading