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Cargill adds another beef-processing plant

By Christine Stebbins July 20, 2012

U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. said July 12 it bought a former AFA Foods Inc. ground beef-processing plant in Fort Worth, Texas, for $14.1 million, in a move that will add to its already strong position in the U.S. and Canadian consumer market. Based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, AFA filed for Chapter 11 protection in

Country Crossroads, Poultry, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, June 7, 2012

By Lorraine Stevenson June 8, 2012

When the warm weather hits, I start counting the eggs in the fridge for all the ways to put together a light meal without too much effort. Nothing is easier than boiling a couple, of course, but there’s loads of ways to get creative with eggs and still not spend more than a few minutes

Beef cattle, Opinion

Telling your story

By Laura Rance-Unger June 5, 2012

Cultures in which it is customary to eat pretty much everything but the moo from meat animals must be scratching their heads over North America’s squeamishness over so-called “pink slime” beef. Lean finely textured beef, as the industry calls it, has never been sold in Canada. Health Canada considers the ammonia treatment the product undergoes

Country Crossroads, News

Get ready for barbecue season

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 5, 2012

Get a clean plate to retrieve food from the grill. Check. Bring a thermometer to measure internal temperature. Check. Retrieve grill brush from storage to clean the grill. Wait a second! As I was helping prepare a meal on our outdoor grill, I paused to check my Facebook page. One of my Facebook friends had

Beef cattle, Opinion

Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out “pink slime” stain

By Michael Hirtzer, P.J. Huffstutter May 31, 2012

Behind the glass meat counter at Casey’s Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers pick up their blades and carry on a generations-old tradition. Piece by piece, the men use knives to cut meat and fat off beef carcasses, and grind them into mounds of hamburger. “We’re seeing customers in here that we haven’t seen

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

“Pink slime” plants to close

By Reuters May 30, 2012

The top U.S. producer of ammonia-treated beef that critics called “pink slime” said May 7 it will close three of its four plants after sales dropped and did not recover following recent attacks on the product. Beef Products Inc. (BPI) will close plants on May 25 in Amarillo, Texas; Garden City, Kansas; and Waterloo, Iowa,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Marginal effect on trade as U.S. finds another mad cow case

By Rod Nickel May 3, 2012

Reuters / Canada, the third-biggest beef exporter in the world, is unlikely to face any trade backlash from a U.S. mad cow case, even though its beef market is highly integrated with the United States, industry and agriculture officials said April 25. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said April 24 it had detected mad cow

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Recipe Swap, May 3, 2012

By Lorraine Stevenson May 3, 2012

Fast and hearty meals for the field With everyone hitting the fields this week, there’s no time for fooling around with fussy stuff, so here’s a few quick-to-make meals, including two “farm tested,” plus a great one-dish “bake-and-take” dessert and my own favourite cookie recipe. Work safe, everyone! Scrawny Ronnie’s Killer Casserole This recipe comes

Beef cattle, Opinion

Pink slime An object lesson for the meat industry?

By Daryll E. Ray April 20, 2012

With a long-term decline in per capita consumption — 94 pounds per capita in 1976 to 60 pounds per capita in 2009 — the last thing that U.S. cattle producers need is the current controversy over “pink slime.” And with the controversy in full swing, they certainly don’t need industry and political leaders fighting the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Livestock Markets

Feed costs weigh on prices for “plainer” cattle

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 20, 2012

The number of cattle moving through Manitoba’s auction yards started to slow down during the week ended April 13. For what was moving, the top-quality animals continued to be met with solid demand, but prices started to weaken for the lower-quality animals on offer. “The plainer-type cattle were down a little bit,” said Buddy Bergner

Daily Network News

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Cargill adds another beef-processing plant

Recipe Swap, June 7, 2012

Get ready for barbecue season

Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out “pink slime” stain

“Pink slime” plants to close

Marginal effect on trade as U.S. finds another mad cow case

Recipe Swap, May 3, 2012

Pink slime An object lesson for the meat industry?

Feed costs weigh on prices for “plainer” cattle

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