Beef News

Sometimes it's nice to get all gussied up and head out to a fancy steak house with its expensive cuts of beef, shamefully pricey wine lists and sumptuous surroundings.

Easy metrics like 'it takes a gallon of gas to make a pound of beef' or 'it takes 140 liters of water to make a cup of coffee' get mainstream media because they are outrageous.

Farm to Fork has gone from startup to storefront, with the natural food co-op's newly-opened retail shop at 2001 W. Mayfield Road.

In recent years, several studies have shown that low carb diets trump low fat diets for weight loss .

Eating meat contributes to climate change, due to greenhouse gasses emitted by livestock.

Forecasters say calmer winds and cooler temperatures are headed for a fire-scorched region of Washington state, conditions that could help firefighters in their battle against wildfires that have charred hundreds... Calmer winds and cooler temperatures were allowing firefighters to go on the offensive Monday against a destructive wildfire that has ... (more)

Graphic shows environmental impact of beef relative to other forms of livestock; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm; Police were investigating whether three teenagers suspected of beating two homeless men to death with cinderblocks, bricks and a metal fence pole were responsible for dozens of other attacks on transients in recent... Three Albuquerque ... (more)

Raising beef for the American dinner table does far more damage to the environment than producing pork, poultry, eggs or dairy, a new study says.

Having spent a lot of time hanging out with big-time poker pros, I've come to appreciate their general good taste in food and nonchalance toward lofty restaurant tabs.

Andrew and Kristin Wood , chefs and owners of Russet invite you for one hearty summer cookout on the restaurant's back patio.

Prepare the meat by trimming all the excess fat making sure you slice off the tough shiny silverskin which runs along the surface of the tenderloin.

Agricultural census results show the number of dairy cattle in the region rose from 122,278 in the 2002/03 census to 299,604 in the 2012/13 census.

For those who think steak is too affordable, the Loblaw's grocery chain has an enticing new offers in its stores.

Craig LaBan weighs in on Jose Garces' culinary return to Philadelphia. The Inquirer critic calls the cooking at VolvA©r "egocentric" though he does call many of the dishes three-bell worthy, if he could order them a la carte.

Urban Chestnut's chef Andy Fair grew up going to the old German restaurants around town, and it is his job to bring those flavors to the new Grove Brewery & Bierhall.

Adam Platt files on Drew Nieporent's newest, BA tard this week . He likes the "unpretentiousness" of the restaurant, compared to its predecessor Corton , and is mostly a fan of Markus Glocker 's "classically sophisticated" menu: "[T]here's...an elegant rabbit dish on the menu at this elegant restaurant , and a decent if slightly bloodless ... (more)

JERSEY BREED'S POPULARITY INCREASES, ABS GLOBAL SALES TOP ONE MILLION UNITS Jul. 21, 2014 Source: ABS Global news release As the popularity of the Jersey breed continues to rise, ABS Global, Inc., reached a major milestone of selling one million Jersey units in a fiscal year for the first time.

Indiana State Veterinarian Bret D. Marsh says Indiana will start its new livestock identification and documentation requirements on Jan. 1. He says when a high-consequence disease, like bovine tuberculosis or foot-and-mouth disease, threatens a livestock sector, this program will make it easier to trace movements of specific animals to minimize ... (more)

Tony Pietoso is the omnipresent force in this coolly modern dining room in the Clayton business district.

Australia's staggering growth of beef exports to China is under threat as China has just lifted the ban on Brazilian beef, imposed after a case of mad cow disease 2 years ago.