Mike Callicrate posted: "Grade and yield buying used to be called “Grade and Steal” by most cattlemen. Today, it’s called Value-Based Marketing by the big packers and their cheerleaders, like Certified Angus Beef’s (CAB) Miranda Reiman. In her March 4th article, “Value-based catt" New post on Mike Callicrate | No-Bull Food News It’s Still Called…
Monsanto Protection Act Put GM Companies Above the Federal Courts John Vidal, Guardian UK Vidal writes: "Monsanto and the US farm biotech industry wield legendary power … But even people used to the closeness of the US administration and food giants like Monsanto have been shocked by the latest demonstration of the GM industry’s political…
Huge Student Win in the Fight for ‘Real Food’ on Campus In response to student demand, giant food-service provider signs unprecedented agreement. By Steve Holt April 4, 2013 Students on college and university campuses nationwide have been demanding their schools serve more real food in their cafeterias, so Sodexo’s agreement to provide more transparency in…
FOCUS | Monsanto’s Dark History EcoWatch Excerpt: "People need to know about Monsanto’s history as a heavy industrial chemical manufacturer; a reality at odds with the environmentally friendly, feed-the-world image that the company spends millions trying to convey." READ MORE
April 5, 2013 The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 The Honorable Phyllis K. Fong USDA Office of Inspector General Room 117-W Jamie Whitten Bldg 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20250 Sent via e-mail and U.S. Mail Re: Complaint Regarding Absurd OIG Beef…
DAVID STOCKMAN: We’ve Been Lied To, Robbed, And Misled Adam Taggart, Peak Prosperity |Mar. 31, 2013, 7:07 AM|229,169| 139 Then, when the Fed’s fire hoses started spraying an elephant soup of liquidity injections in every direction and its balance sheet grew by $1.3 trillion in just thirteen weeks compared to $850 billion during its first…
JBS acquires US operations of XL Foods By Meatingplace Editors on 4/5/2013 JBS USA on Thursday announced its intention to buy XL Foods beef packing plants in Omaha, Neb. and Nampa, Idaho, effective April 8, 2013. In doing so, JBS exercised its option to buy the U.S. plants, as part of the deal announced in…
Walmart Allegedly Keeps Changing ‘Best By’ Date On Its Donuts The Huffington Post | By Carey Polis Posted: 04/02/2013 5:52 pm EDT | Updated: 04/02/2013 5:55 pm EDT When you look at "best by" dates on grocery items, you want to trust them — but if different dates are on stickers slapped atop one another,…
Walmart Strains to Keep Aisles Stocked Fresh Nadav Neuhaus for The New York Times A Walmart in North Bergen, N.J. The retailer’s customers have complained about the quality and freshness in the produce aisle. By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Published: April 3, 2013 79 Comments Michelle Obama visited a Walmart in February to extol the fresh, healthy…