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Fire Reported At Bozrah Farm

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:10:19 +0000

BOZRAH — A massive fire was reported at a Bozrah egg farm late Thursday night

Fried Pies on a Cold Day

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:17:47 +0000

Nothing like a hot pie on a cold day Charles from the Midtown Farmer s Market joins us with some fried pies

Massive Fire Engulfs Farm

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:32:24 +0000

BOZRAH — A massive fire was reported at a Bozrah egg farm late Thursday night

Iowa Food Co-op Finds Local Success

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:02:01 +0000

In just one year the Iowa Food Co-op has created a profitable market for farmers and a source for locally-grown food for consumers

Native Lobster with Potato Hash

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:09:12 +0000

In the kitchen we re cooking Native Lobster-Potato Hash Chive Cr me Fraiche Farm Fresh Eggs with Chef Jonathan Cambra of Newport Restaurant Group

Losing Kenya’s Lake Naivasha

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:05:18 +0000

Lake Naivasha at the head of the Great Rift Valley is one of Kenya s most popular natural attractions — but it may not be there for much longer Water levels are dropping fast a problem blamed by some on the intensive flower farming along its shores Duration 02 24

Farm Helps War Vets Cope With Combat Stress

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:49:00 +0000

Archi s Acres in Calif is one of about 20 work therapy programs supported by the Dept of Veterans Affairs that includes a gardening program Combat veterans say their work there helps them cope with the stress of having been in war Dec 18

New beef cuts

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:05:00 +0000

New beef cuts are finding their way onto many menus and plates across the nation Ag Reporter Sarah Gustin introduces us to one new taste entering the market From the sizzle on the griddle To the melt in your mouth taste The Denver Cut is entering the market and competing for a place on your plate Paul Berg Animal Scientist So it is a very flavorful cut and at this point consumers are rating this chuck eye almost indentically to a ribeye in terms of tenderness juciness overall like Animal Scientist Paul Berg is working to discover how the cut compares to more common steaks such as the ribeye top sirloin and bottom round flat Berg is surveying 500 consumers Today taste testers in Flasher are rating each sample according to tenderness juiceness flavor and overall like Paul Berg Animal Scientist They are telling us that the bottom round is the toughest it s a muscle of locomotion which means that every time an animal moves he uses it Keely Fucus Taste Tester I really liked number one because that had the most flavor to me plus it was really juicy so that is the one that I picked 5 40 Keely Fucus Taste Tester Number 4 I thought was really dry so I really didn t care for that one The Denver is also adding value to the carcass The cut comes from an area known as the chuck cut from right below the shoulder blade Historically this area is used for roasts and ground beef Paul Berg Animal Scientist What companies are doing now is seperating it into the chuck eye and that is where we get the new denver cut and the bonelss short ribs Berg says typically about 3 denver steaks can be cut per carcass He says the new cuts being discovered are increasing the value of the carcass by about 70 dollars In Flasher for KX News I am Sarah Gustin The study isn t over but Berg says so far taste testers are ranking the Denver and Ribeye very close in the overall like category In case you are wondering number 1 was the bottom round and number 4 was the ribeye Berg says he hasn t seen a Denver cut on a menu yet but he does expect it will become more common in the near future

Landowners Sue Over Tannery Sludge

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:32:04 +0000

A new lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of 24 landowners alleging that they were misled about the safety of tannery sludge that was used as fertilizer on their Missouri farm fields

Operation Christmas Tree

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Local tree farm donating trees to troops