Lean, finely textured beef is a safe, USDA-approved product and process that's been used for 20 years and provides an additional 10-12 lbs. of lean protein from each beef animal, thus improving the industry’s efficiency and making high-quality protein more affordable to consumers. But when the sensational media coverage of “pink slime” hit the nation’s news appetite last week, we didn’t expect that livestock groups like the Organization for Competitive Markets would join anti-meat and anti-big agriculture groups in demonizing the safe product....More

Food should taste better. That’s the drive behind the new foodie takeover, a food movement revolution where consumers are seeking locally grown seasonal fruits and vegetables and meats produced by small, family-owned ranches, and specialty seasonings, herbs and cheeses found in main street shops....More