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The average sheep and beef farmer will see farm profit before tax slashed 49 per cent to the lowest inflation-adjusted level in 50 years if exchange rates stay high, Meat & Wool New Zealand says.

In its 2007-08 Outlook published…

A farmer whose use of pesticide on his cattle led to “a disaster of national importance” has been fined $15,000.

Carl Houghton of Waimauku, north-west of Auckland, pleaded guilty in the Waitakere District Court to two charges under…

Tyson Foods Inc., the world’s largest meat processor, reported yesterday a bigger-than-expected profit for its third fiscal quarter and raised its profit forecast for the year as it rebounds from losses last year….

Federal officials seem to be getting serious about drafting rules that would determine whether and how genetically engineered animals can safely enter the food supply….

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Who knew?

Obviously, I knew that you could order semi-prepared foods and have them delivered to home from a variety of sources, whether that’s getting steaks from Omaha Steaks or a Crab Boil in a Box. However, I have never seen Korean food, particularly galbee until I spied it in this season’s Dean & Deluca catalog!

Sure, I know there are online sources for ordering various Korean and other Asian foods like kimchee, tofu, and I am sure that they will send marinated galbee, bulgogi and other Korean BBQ meats. I just found it amusing that Korean galbee was popular enough to be included as part of a package from Dean & Deluca called the Rib Feast in which the other ribs are all American ribs - St. Louis, Country Spareribs, and Beef Ribs.

Weird, but neat.

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Organic fruit and veg is considered an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional produce, but the business of taking it mainstream can dull some of its moral edge.

Plastic packaging is required by the supermarkets to…

Another Wairoa meatworker fired last year has triumphed over his former employer, which used a private investigator and a forensic accoun-tant to bust staff allegedly stealing meat.

Graeme Corps picked up almost $46,000 in lost…

There is barely a recipe for chicken parts that cannot be made with wings….

Beef jerky has earned a shred of respectability at the E. M. “Manny” Rosenthal Meat Science and Technology Center, at Texas A & M University….

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I’m a big proponent in truth and origins in product labeling, so when I heard that finally the House Agriculture Committee had voted last Thursday night to require country of origin labels on meats beginning next year I was pretty pleased. This law has been on the table for many years, most recently back in 2002 the law came close but didn’t make it because of political delays. Now it becomes law in 2008, partly because of all the food scares and problems with China. Because the law also pertains to seafood, fruits, vegetables, and nuts, it became law much easier than the meat labeling section. Several states have already required labeling laws, but now it will be much more widespread.

I like to buy local and regional whenever possible, but at least like to know where my food is coming from. Some meat products I’ll buy from other areas such as New Zealand or Australian lamb because the rib chops on the rack are smaller and more full flavored than the much larger US lamb. So they are better for lamb chop ‘lollipops’ for hors d’ourves, while for a lamb roast I prefer the milder and larger US lamb.

I’m also glad that fruit, vegetables, and seafood will now require the origin label. Some countries fish or farm safely, and with sustainable agriculture and fishing methods; while others are known for less safe and more damaging methods. Now we will have the ability to make the choice on where we want our food dollars to go, whether for political or economical reasons, or just plain ‘ole taste.

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