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Packages of beef cuts are displayed at a Costco store on May 24 in Novato, Calif. The prices of meats have surged, and the White House is partly blaming the handful of meatpackers that control the industry.

High Meat Prices Are Helping Fuel Inflation, And A Few Big Companies Are Being Blamed

Sep 14, 2021
A larger White House campaign is targeting what it calls anti-competitive behavior in several industries, including meatpacking, in which over 80% of beef goes through just four companies.
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Food
Digital food magazine Epicurious has announced it will stop publishing new recipes featuring beef in an effort to promote more sustainable cooking.

Epicurious Ditches Beef In A Move It Calls 'Pro-Planet'

Apr 27, 2021
The digital food magazine announced the change on Monday, citing the carbon footprint of cattle and a desire to help home cooks become more environmentally friendly.
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The Salt
Nattapong Kaweeantawong, a third-generation owner of Wattana Panich, stirs the soup while his mother (left) helps serve and his wife (center) does other jobs at the restaurant. Nattapong or another family member must constantly stir the thick brew.

Soup's On! And On! Thai Beef Noodle Brew Has Been Simmering For 45 Years

Nov 03, 2019
The giant pot of dark brew brimming with beef, spices and herbs sits near the sidewalk on a busy street in Bangkok, where it is constantly stirred by a member of the third-generation-owned restaurant.
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The Salt
Cows graze on a grass field at a farm in Schaghticoke, N.Y. The grass-fed movement is based on the idea of regenerative agriculture.

Is Grass-Fed Beef Really Better For The Planet? Here's The Science

Aug 13, 2019
There are many elements to consider: climate, animal welfare, greenhouse gas emissions, land use. And with so many factors at play, sometimes the answer gets complicated.
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Health

More Raw Beef Recalled After Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak

Dec 05, 2018
More than 12 million pounds of meat are now included in the recall. Officials say some 250 people have been sickened. They fear contaminated beef may remain in people's freezers.
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Surplus Could Lower Beef Prices, Leave Nevada Ranchers Stewing

Aug 22, 2018

Nevada’s ranchers — and the rest of the nation’s cattle industry — face a beef glut and soft prices amid an uncertain export environment.

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The Salt
Bonita Carlson and Drew Persson in their home on Persson Ranch are betting big that blockchain can help them charge a premium for their cattle.

Where's The Beef? Wyoming Ranchers Bet On Blockchain To Track It

Aug 15, 2018
By tagging cattle and updating their data about their free-range, grass-fed quality of life using blockchain, some ranchers are hoping to solve paper tracking pitfalls and sell their beef for more.
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The Salt
In a meat locker in the basement of his Kansas City restaurant, Anton Kotar show off the sides of grass-fed beef that become the steaks he features on his menu.

Soaring Popularity Of Grass-Fed Beef May Hit Roadblock: Less Nutritious Grass

Jan 08, 2018
Since the mid-'90s, levels of crude protein in the plants, which cattle need to grow, have dropped nearly 20 percent, and it may just be a matter of time before prairie grasses can't support grazing.
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The Salt
Japanese Wagyu beef has a sweet, coconut-like aroma. Scientists found 16 compounds associated with the smell, 10 of which are newly associated with the meat.

What Makes Wagyu Beef Smell So Good? Science Explains

Nov 13, 2017
The Japanese beef is considered a luxury, with plenty of fat and its super-soft texture. New evidence could explain what's behind its sweet smell.
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The Salt
Many upper caste Hindus consider the cow holy and have long rallied to ban beef eating. Critics of the government see the new animal cruelty rules as an effort to cater to these demands.

New Rules Against Animal Cruelty Raise The Stake For India's Beef Wars

Jun 30, 2017
The rules ban cattle sale for slaughter at livestock markets and come at a time of escalating tensions between Hindu extremists and beef-eating minorities. They could also hurt India's beef exports.
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The Salt

'Pink Slime' Trial Begins, But It's The News Media Under The Microscope

May 31, 2017
The icky name refers to cow trimmings added to ground beef to lower its fat content. In 2012 ABC News revealed the practice. Now a beef company's defamation suit for those reports is finally in court.
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The Salt
Brazil's President Michel Temer, left, held a dinner at a <em>churrascaria</em> in Brasilia to reassure ambassadors, such as Angola's Nelson Manuel Cosme, that the meat their countries are buying is of high quality.

Amid Massive Tainted-Meat Scandal, Brazil Assures Safety Of Its Food Exports

Mar 20, 2017
The country's federal police say that health officials were bribed to ignore outdated and adulterated meat. The European Commission has suspended imports from companies implicated in the allegations.
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The Salt
This peat soil in Sumatra, Indonesia, was formerly a forest. Clearing and draining such land releases huge amounts of greenhouse gases.

Deforestation Opponents Enlist Powerful Ally: Big Food. But There's A Catch

Nov 03, 2016
Hundreds of food companies have promised to keep their suppliers from cutting down forests. A global coalition of environmental groups is watching to see if the companies are keeping their promises.
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The Salt
Sam Whittington makes jerky in Johnson City, Texas, the way his father did when he started the company in 1963. Jerky is so popular today that the Whittington's custom-smokes jerky for other customers.

Crazy For Jerky: An Ancient Trail Food Finds New Fans

Feb 01, 2016
Jerky sales are soaring, thanks in part to millennials, who are snacking more than ever. Meat snacks are lightweight, high in nutrition and can travel long distances without spoiling.
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The Salt
An illustration of rinderpest in the Netherlands in the 18th century. Europeans once feared the cattle virus as much as they did the Black Death.

Rounding Up The Last Of A Deadly Cattle Virus

Nov 12, 2015
Rinderpest, or cattle plague, was declared eradicated in 2011. But many research institutes still have samples of the rinderpest virus in storage. Disease experts want those samples destroyed.
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The Salt
Donnell Brown is the fifth generation of Browns to run the family ranch, which encompasses 6,000 acres of cactus, mesquite and pastures in North Texas.

How Texas Ranchers Try To Clinch The Perfect Rib-Eye

Apr 23, 2015
The rib-eye is the bestselling cut of beef in America both at the supermarket and the steakhouse. Once a year, breeders bring their stock into the barn to take a peek at the steak using ultrasound.
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Cattle in holding pens at the Simplot feedlot located next to a slaughterhouse in Burbank, Washington on Dec. 26, 2013. Merck & Co Inc is testing lower dosages of its controversial cattle growth drug Zilmax drug in an effort to resume its sales to the $4

Beef Packers Block Plan To Revive Growth-Promoting Drug

Jan 27, 2015
Beef processors continue to block efforts to bring back Zilmax, a drug that makes cattle put on weight faster. Is it because they're concerned about animal welfare, or beef exports?
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