Meat packing industry

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 48 million people are affected by a form of foodborne illness every year. The food industry has created extensive standards for establishments to follow to prevent or reduce outbreaks, however, these standards haven’t always been put in place. In 1993, one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks occurred in Washington State, Idaho and Nevada affecting 700 and killing four children. What was the common food that all of these…

the nomadic life. Societies became more stable through harvesting foods such as corn. They could finally settle and live off the staple crops they learned to grow, harvest, and store as well as the animals they learned to domesticate and keep (for meat and milk). The ability to create a food surplus allowed the nomadic hunter-gatherer way of life to evolve into a settled agricultural one. Since food…

The National Pork Producers Council’s We Care initiative is a joint effort between Pork Checkoff through the National Pork Board and the National Pork Producers Council to establish ethics in pig farming and pork product production (Pork Checkoff). This effort explains that they prioritize continual improvement of their animal care, handling, and transportation. The NPPC promotes the principles of producing safe food, employing practices that protect public health, safeguarding natural resources…

based diets fart more than others? Are you considering a herbivore diet and curious about some of the changes that occur? Well you are in luck because today we will delve into that very topic! Both vegans and vegetarians fart far more than the average meat-eater. At least at first. Most herbivores will tell you that when they first began a plant-based diet they farted more frequently than before. Vegan and vegetarian diets are based on nuts, legumes, vegetables and fruits. This translates to a…

land and farmable of land used to grow crops. The livestock sector is responsible for about 37% of human caused methane releases, and about 65% of human laughing gas releases (mainly from dropping), globally. Beef is a problem more than other types of meat Producing beef requires land, fertilizer, and water than any other…

Memories of turkey season All hunters around Hector have been looking forward for April 15, which is the first day of turkey season! It brings families and friends together, and makes special memories. Here are a few that come to mind, my uncle/father “my favorite part of turkey hunting is hearing that first big tom of the day gobbling head off. My favorite memories are hunting with my kids and Jake/dad, seeing the smile on y'alls face my every dollar and hour spent worth it.” Here is a…

Abby walked along the garden fence in the tall grass toward the stable where Keith was working. She grabbed pieces of wild wheat with her fingers and ripped the tops off of the plants as she stomped along. She tore the wheat in several pieces and then threw it on the ground behind her, then started the process again. All she wanted to do was go into town. What was so difficult about that? She was not accustomed to working, especially not on a farm filled with filthy, noisy animals that belonged…

Have you ever heard about what caged animals at factory farms get treated all the way wrong. They give a lot of antibiotics so they can grow faster and larger. Also have you ever read on a carton of eggs that says cage free well cage free basically the same thing. I am going to tell the benefits on free range animals. Free range is allowing chickens to have some access to an outside area. Animals deserves living under conditions that allow them the chance to seek happiness (which is…

For the Ecology project, I participated in the event at Morongo Valley Preserve. This took place on September 30th. During the time spent at the event I helped to trim the side walks. This was done to help remove plants not native to the preserve, and this also made the sidewalks more presentable. I was taught many important ideas during this time spent at this event. According to Non-native Invasive Plants an Introduction, an article done by University of Florida, non-native plants refers to a…

Native Creative Story Many years ago, before mankind, mother nature was born into the ground surrounded by water. As she grew older the ground she lay in grew with her; trees, flowers, and magical herbs began to sprout. Suddenly there were so many plants on Earth. Everywhere you went, you could see mostly green with hints of colors ranging from whites to blacks, pinks to blues, and various shades of yellow. With nothing to contain the amount of plants growing mother nature decided to turn irises…