Given Tenderness, Marbling Is Key
The study of why we eat beef keeps pointing past tenderness. Given only certified tender strip steaks that varied in marbling and juiciness, a carefully chosen panel of 120 consumers said flavor is where it’s at. …
Month: May 2015
Ohanyan's Bastirma & Soujouk, Co. Recalls Sausage Products
Ohanyan’s Bastirma & Soujouk Co., a Fresno, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 159,291 pounds of sausage products due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product contains soy lecithin, a known allergen which is not declared on the product label. …
A Flower-Powered Solution For Philly's Vacant Lots
It's part of a small but growing slow-flower movement that's infiltrating the import-dominated wedding industry, spawning community-supported-agriculture programs, and transforming a handful of the city's 40,000 vacant lots into fragrant (and profitable) urban farms. …
SAF Urges Key Lawmakers To Support Pollinator Health Research Funding
The Society of American Florists (SAF) joined with dozens of groups from agriculture and beyond in April to call on Congress to increase funding for important research on pollinator health. …
Begonias That Can 'Beat The Heat'
Two new begonia germplasm lines developed by Agricultural Research Service and collaborating scientists are now available for use in breeding elite varieties of the ornamental crop that can tolerate the heat and humidity of a Gulf Coast summer. …
