HSUS and PETA are the least of your problems

Early February was not a good time to be an American carnivore. First, on Feb. 8, Rancho Feeding Co. of Petaluma, Calif., announced it was recalling 8.7 million pounds of beef carcasses and cuts. That’s virtually every pound of the company’s 2013 throughput. Reason The reason for the recall, explained the Feb. 11 Los Angeles

House and Senate ag committees take action on new farm bill

WASHINGTON — The House and Senate Agriculture committees have both announced new versions of the farm bill they plan to revisit in coming weeks, with the potential for full congressional consideration over summer. As of Monday, May 13, the Senate had scheduled its markup of the bill for May 14, while the House planned to

Farm bill clears Senate Ag Committee with bipartisan support

Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act now goes to the full Senate.

The noise level around us keeps rising

All through the night, especially during those nights when sleep isn’t quite sleep but a semi-consciousness, sirens wail. The emergency room of a huge hospital is just a country block south of me. Sirens scream 24/7 as law enforcement and fire department personnel do their dangerous duties. During the day, there are loud motorcycles, cars

India: On the road with developing ag

Columnist Alan Guebert tells the story of Gitaben Senma, 38-year-old mother of four who earns $1 a day.

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