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Do you have ‘beef’ with beef? Beef raised with supplemental hormones is safe for human consumption

Oct 232012

Tweet Compared to people in developing nations, Americans have the privilege and luxury to hold their food against high standards; they are concerned about the safety, quality and price of [more...]

Posted by Malinda DeBell on October 23, 2012 at 3:00 pm Opinion Tagged with: Beef cattle, Cattle, Estrogen, Hormone, Livestock, meat, United States, United States Department of Agriculture 5 Responses »

4-H and Peta’s ideas about animal agriculture

Sep 112012

Tweet When I was 6 years old, I entered 4-H with my first project – a bunny named Patches, who was irresistible with her cute twitching nose, tickling whiskers and [more...]

Posted by Malinda DeBell on September 11, 2012 at 12:40 am Opinion Tagged with: Animal husbandry, Animal welfare, Colorado State Fair, Temple Grandin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, United States, United States Department of Agriculture, USDA 12 Responses »

Hey drought, thanks for all these early Colorado peaches

Aug 022012

Tweet So the drought stinks, but there is at least one tiny, teeny bit of good news to come out of it. According to Jack Maher at 9News Denver, Colorado [more...]

Posted by Nic Turiciano on August 2, 2012 at 10:16 am COins, Colorado INsider Tagged with: Business and Economy, Colorado, Denver, Drought, peaches, United States, United States Department of Agriculture, weather No Responses »