Archive for December, 2007
Leading questions: Craig Norgate, Chairman of PGG Wrightson
Craig Norgate took over the chairmanship of rural services supplier PGG Wrightson in October, having been one of the brains behind the merger of Pyne Gould Guinness and Wrightson back in 2005.
In December, NZ Farming Systems Uruguay…
No commentsSystem to Track Cloned Animals Is Planned
Responding to concerns in the food industry, companies developing cloned livestock have come up with a system to track the animals as they move through farms and slaughterhouses.
No commentsMachismo, Down to the Studs
Primehouse New York is an estimable steakhouse, with virtues that will rightly earn it the affection of many discerning carnivores.
Meat to Wrap the Mind Around
Carnivores and vegetarians alike have responded enthusiastically to Meatpaper, a magazine devoted to “meat culture.”
Food and Fuel Compete for Land
For years, cheap food and feed were taken for granted in the United States. Now the price of some foods is rising sharply, and a blame alert is under way.
No commentsLocavore, Get Your Gun
Hunters need to push a new public image based on deeper traditions: we are stewards of the land, hunting on ground that we love, collecting food for our families.
Meat Processors Look for Ways to Keep Ground Beef Safe
Even as the beef industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to keep harmful pathogens out of the meat it sells to the public, it appears to be losing ground.
A Shoe Box Full of Sandwiches
Firehouse Deli falls somewhere on the scale between grab-and-go food shops that are little more than convenience stores and the kind of full-service delicatessens that offer just about everything.
No commentsThe Burger and the Philosophy Behind It
Satisfaction, not “wow” value, nor great dollar value, is what Back Forty promises. Over the couple of months that the restaurant has been in business, it’s gotten better at delivering on that promise.
No commentsNew Jersey Company That Recalled Hamburger Meat Declares Bankruptcy
The Topps Meat Company of Elizabeth, N.J., had shut its doors and laid off most of its employees on Oct. 5, a week after issuing one of the largest beef recalls ever.
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