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New York state Attorney General Letitia James said the food company is misleading the public about its efforts to cut its climate pollution.
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Seas of corn and wheat stretch out across the High Plains, but a huge portion of those fields used to be native grassland. To conserve what’s left, a new program will work with ranchers, and it’s backed by some of the biggest beef buyers like Burger King.
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Ranchers across the Great Plains are battling black vultures, a federally protected bird that has a reputation for killing newborn livestock. While the birds play a major ecological role, their expanding population is becoming a big nuisance for producers.
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Ranchers got tired of Big Beef taking their profits. So they're starting their own processing plantsA highly concentrated beef market has meant higher prices for consumers and lower returns for the people raising the animals. Some ranchers in the Midwest and Great Plains want a new option by organizing their own processing plants.
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The crossbreed gained some attention in the 1970s. Supporters today say there is big potential to provide better, healthier meat by combining the best qualities of the two animals, in just the right amount.
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A coalition of groups ranging from beef producers and processors to environmental interests have laid out a collection of goals and action items to make raising cattle more sustainable and less taxing on the environment.
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There have been no confirmed reports of illnesses or adverse reactions related to consumption of the ground beef, which was shipped to stores nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
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Consumers around the world bought more than double the amount of plant based meat alternatives during the pandemic. But that didn’t curb their appetite for the real thing.
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The coronavirus swept through the nation’s meat processing facilities in 2020. Nearly two years into the pandemic, many are still searching for answers — and calling for change.
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Even as tax dollars increasingly subsidize small meat processors, they struggle to make a profit while bearing the expenses of getting rid of the byproducts.