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Upping the steaks: How grass-fed beef is reshaping ag and helping the planet
2013-02-01 13:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Bartlett Durand is the rare local-food entrepreneur who has no trouble turning a profit: Durands Black Earth Meats processes and sells grass-fed beef, and these days grass-fed beef sells like crazy. Located near Madison, Wis., Black Earth is an abattoir, an old-fashioned butchery containing everything from a slaughterhouse to a retail store. Its sales have doubled in four out of the last five years. Durand expects them to jump again this year, from $6 million to $10 million. Orders have poured...
Bigger Cattle; Smaller Steaks
2013-01-09 22:12:00| Beef
Carcass weights, and therefore retail cuts of beef, have been steadily increasing as the market sends signals for more efficiency and more pounds. Yet, consumers say they want smaller steaks. Is that polarity solvable? Yes, and the industry is searching and adopting new fabrication techniques to address the issue. read more
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