Meat & Poultry

Every once in awhile when Im researching a story, I come across a lie told so openly no one suspects it to be anything but the truth. This one is a whopper. A company called Brandt Beef, which markets itself as The True Natural,and is the primary supplier to Dean & Deluca, supplying what the gourmet retailer describes as high-quality sustainable beef, operates what is pretty clearly a standard feedlot. …

From the smallest Greenmarkets in Manhattan to the convenient cardboard boxes of Fresh Direct home delivery, boutique meat from animals raised on local fields seems to be everywhere. …

High grain prices, thanks to an increased demand for alternative fuels, and a weak economy made 2008 and 2009 dismal. Purdue University Agricultural Economist Chris Hurt said in those two years, pork producers lost money. Because of those losses, pork supply is down 5% for this year. …

Milwaukee’s Summerfest officials have designated Klements Sausage as The Official Sausage of Summerfest, it was announced Tuesday. …

The Pork Checkoffs online information resource for pork producers pork.org is getting a new look to make it easier for producers to get the information they need quickly and efficiently. The redesigned site went “live” Monday morning and will be introduced to pork producers during World Pork Expo in Des Moines this week. …