Dave Flynn and Cory Carman own and manage one of the wonderful, productive and beautiful grass-based cattle operations in the Pacific Northwest. The fourth-generation, 2,500+ acre Carman Ranch in Wallowa, Oregon is just over the ridge from where I live, near Troy, Oregon. We have bought our beef for years from the Carman Ranch, and more […]
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On 10/16/16 The Wall Street Journal posted an interesting interview with Jim Purdue, chariman of the mega poultry agribusiness Purdue Farms, Inc., discusses why Purdue eliminated routine use of antibiotics for growth promotion and disease prevention, and what happened as a result. Purdue discusses how consumers are looking at their food the way they look […]
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Almost all beef cattle entering feedlots in the United States are given hormone implants to promote faster growth. The first product used for this purpose – DES (diethylstilbestrol) – was approved for use in beef cattle in 1954. An estimated two-thirds of the nation’s beef cattle were treated with DES in 1956 (Marcus, 1994, cited […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Source: Marc Kaufmann, Washington Post, March 8, 2001 The Agriculture Department will spend up to $20 million this year to compensate seed companies for corn mixed with an unapproved genetically modified variety — the first direct federal bailout of food producers harmed by biotechnology. Using funds […]
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Historic posts are reprinted verbatim from their original source. Press Release British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) National Bee Keeping Centre Royal Agricultural Show Ground Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2LG 02476 696679 September 20, 2002 For further information/comment contact: Glyn Davies (Chairman BBKA): 01364 652640 or 07711200911 Ivor Davis (Vice-Chairman BBKA): 01934 832825 or 07831 379222 There is […]
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