Part 6: To read the previous five parts of this series, click here. Railroads were extremely important to the expansion of the beef industry and the start of exporting beef. When the steam engine and technology of railroads came about in the early 1800s, the options were endless in moving large, heavy cargo – livestock […]
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Meat causes Cancer? I think not.
We’ve all heard this. Don’t drink diet sodas – it causes cancer. Don’t eat processed foods – it causes cancer. Don’t eat MEAT – it causes cancer. The sad reality is…we don’t know what all cancers are derived from. I found this great blog post from Food, Think! with some great research background with seven […]
Livestock ID/traceability important for export markets
When I was in Japan in July for the Nebraska corn-fed beef mission with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), we had the chance to visit a large and very nice supermarket. In that supermarket, it specifically partitioned out the different countries that the meat was from: U.S. beef in one section; Aussie beef right […]
The Pioneer Woman | Agvocate
Thanks to my wonderful sister-in-law, Lindsay, for introducing me to The Pioneer Woman and her blog. P-Dub, as she sometimes calls herself, is a self-proclaimed city girl now ranch-wife and mom. She is an excellent writer, shares about homeschooling, cooks healthy and hearty food, and a great photographer. But what I love most about her […]
Food blogger brings issues to the table
Last week I attended the annual Food System Round-Table event hosted by the Nebraska Soybean Board, an event to bring everyone that deals with food to the table – literally! – to talk about food. Part of the day featured a food panel discussion including a food blogger, a CommonGround farmer volunteer, a registered dietician […]
A rancher’s vacation
While others I know are vacationing in Cabo, Padre or back East, Ronny and I spent a “vacation” last week helping my family in Colorado artificially inseminating (AI) our cowherd. It was great to spend some time at home and with my parents – even if it was pretty hard work! I think this is […]
NYC “meating-up” Mondays
“Meatless Mondays” are just too mundane for Chef Christian Ragano of New York Central restaurant in the Grand Hyatt New York. According to Meatingplace.com, the culinarian has turned the idea on its head and introduced “Meat-filled Mondays” at his popular Midtown eatery. As reported by the NY1 all-news channel in New York, the Monday menu […]
Terms in ag sound funny to the consumer
“Let’s go round up that pen of steers from the backgrounding lot to process.” To the average person, this sentence probably sounds like another language. I know sometimes there are even terms that farmers and ranchers use that I’m not used to. It can become confusing when you really don’t know the meaning. I know […]
Serving U.S. Beef to Japan Tsunami Evacuees
Imagine traveling through the Japan countryside, through beautiful, green rice paddies and tree covered mountains when you turn the bend and see the coast. You can easily see the water two miles away because what once was thriving coastal cities, is now a layer of debris, mostly flat except for the piles that workers […]
U.S. Beef BBQ in Japan
I returned from Japan last week on a corn-fed beef trade mission with Nebraska Corn Board and the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and wanted to share on some my observations. I helped organize this trip as a trade mission to help promote Nebraska corn-fed beef and a way for the Nebraska farmers that organized […]
