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May 24, 2012
The Texas Legislature Now Has a Farm-to-Table Caucus to Advocate for Local Food
State Representative Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) recently founded a new state caucus aimed at enhancing, protecting and serving the needs of the Texas local food movement. Called the Farm-to-Table Caucus, it's reportedly the nation's first caucus designed specifically to support the local food moveme ... More >>
Blogs
May 11, 2012
Texas Cattle Country Braces For Another Hot Summer. But Will Drought Return?
Last summer -- the state's hottest and driest on record -- brought Texas ranchers to their knees. Rains have revived parts of the state, especially the east. But 50 miles west of Fort Worth and further, the drought varies from severe to exceptional. So, what's in store for us this summer? Unfair Pa ... More >>
Blogs
April 24, 2012
Mmm, Science: Lab-Grown Burgers Aren't Far Off, But will Anyone Eat Them?
Meatless Monday, oddly enough, has me thinking about meat more than ever. Apparently I'm not the only one. The New York Times recently held an essay contest for readers. The subject: "Is it ethical to eat meat?" A loaded question, no doubt, and one bound to inspire passionate responses from just ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
How America Fell in Love with the Chicken Breast, and Why We're Finally Falling Out of It
Earlier this week the Wall Street Journal published an article noting the increased demand for chicken legs at grocery stores. The story claims that shoppers have been driven by TV cooking shows that celebrate dark meat's richer flavor and softer texture. Finally, people have realized: It tastes bet ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Pink Slime Economics: A Local Cattleman on How Beef Prices will Rise, and Why That's OK
Yesterday the farming trade publication Farm Futures carried a story on the potential rise in beef prices after the recent uproar over pink slime, or LFTB (lean finely textured beef). CattleFax, a beef industry research group, estimates the pink slime news cycle "is costing the U.S. beef industry $1 ... More >>
Blogs
January 30, 2012
In Dallas, a Happy Marriage Forms Between New Brewers and Old Dairy Farmers
My extent of beer knowledge is limited. I know that I like it on occasion. I know that Jesse Hughey knows a lot. I know that there is new stuff popping up all the time. And I know that if you want to be a brew master, you should grow a fuzzy beard. But one thing I didn't know anything about was "s ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Roll Red Tide: Still No Good News for Oyster Lovers from the Coastlines of Texas
Steven DoyleRed tide, the naturally occurring algae bloom that causes toxicity in shellfish, continues to plague the state's coastline -- keeping Texas oysters out of local restaurants and threatening the $18.5 million Texas oyster industry. The state closed the entire coast of Texas to oyst ... More >>
Blogs
December 12, 2011
Oh My Cod: A Dying Breed Means Your Fish and Chips May Soon Get More Expensive
OMC!!!I headed over to the Libertine Bar this weekend to indulge in their weekend fish and chips special with a few cold Boddingtons. The move was a preemptive measure based an article published in The New York Times this weekend, which hints that cod fisheries could be in trouble. The story ... More >>
Blogs
November 8, 2011
The State of Pecan Pie in Texas: It Ain't That Good
Texas Pecan trees have taken a punch. The USDA predicts our state's trees will collectively produce 40 millions pounds of pecans this year, which is 30 million pounds less than the 2010 crop. The Sunnyvale Pecan orchard east of Dallas is closed for the season. And today I spoke with Red Gra ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
The Problems with Smithfield Pork and the Way to Guilt-Free-ish Bacon
Be nice to her before you fry her delicious parts.McDonald's is closing out its second week of McRib season, giving the Atlantic a hook to ponder the evils of its pork supplier, Smithfield Foods. The article points out that in the midst of Smithfield's increased welfare practices intended to ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2011
Hammered by the Drought, Texas Ranchers Are Running Out of Cows to Send to Slaughter
Brandon ThibodeauxSince we started catching rain in pans and writing down measurements, Texas has never gotten so little rainfall as we have this year. As we reported in our recent story on the cattle industry, we're in uncharted territory. That's why, in August, experts were anticipating ano ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2011
Pilgrim's Pride Chicken Plant, Employer to 1,000 Locals, Officially Shutters Today
Photo by Leslie MinoraAfter 26 years as a mechanic at Pilgrim's Pride, today is the last day of work for Victor Recindos and his 1,000 coworkers.Victor Recindos has aged 26 years by the calendar's count since first becoming a mechanic at Pilgrim's Pride chicken processing plant just south of ... More >>
News
September 29, 2011
The Long, Dry Fall of the Texas Rancher
Ranchers are struggling to hold on to their herds during the driest year in Texas history.
Blogs
September 26, 2011
USDA: Historic Drought, Liquidated Herds ... and Fewer August Feedlot Placements?
None of the commodity-on-the-hoof gurus saw this one coming. They had predicted another fat increase in feedlot placements, not unlike July's USDA Cattle On Feed report. Yet here we are, and the Beef Engine of America is in the midst of an historic drought, our forage exhausted, our ranchers ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2011
Lessons in Recessionomics: Beef Prices, a Historic Drought and Hamburger
As my grandfather would say, "It's drier than a popcorn fart." We're smack-dab in the middle of the worst one-year drought ever. The costliest too. Feed prices are nearly unaffordable. Stock tanks are drying up. But the final boot to the gut of the Texas rancher never came. It's the strange artifac ... More >>
Blogs
March 15, 2011
Catfish Industry Promises Shortage Will End in June
The catfish shortage that's lately beset North Texas should be over by June, a catfish industry spokesman says. The Catfish InstituteAs NBC's local affiliate first reported, all but one location of Babe's Chicken Dinner House locations have scratched catfish from their menus, citing inadequa ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2011
Catfish Industry Fighting for New Labeling Laws in Texas
The catfish industry is targeting Texas as the next state to adopt country-of-origin labeling legislation. The Catfish Institute's president Robert Barlow is now in Texas, rallying support for a bill introduced by state Senator Glenn Hegar. The proposed law, modeled after similar legislation ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2011
Putting Oyster Drills and Other Odd Creatures on Seafood Menus
Jenny WangEven sold under the retro name of "Gulf oysters" and pawned off for rock-bottom prices that makes oystermen shudder, oysters are still awfully sexy. The same can't be said of oyster drills, one of the many trash fish and overlooked shellfish spotlighted in a Foodways Texas panel on ... More >>
Blogs
January 18, 2011
Southern Cheeses Snubbed at Good Food Awards
The cows certainly are happy in California.Southern cheesemakers were shut out of the Good Food Awards, a new initiative to recognize the best-tasting artisan edibles made in accordance with sustainable principles. In a weekend ceremony hosted by Alice Waters, eight awards were given in the c ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2010
Though Untainted by Oil, Texas Gulf Fisheries Still Suffer BP Spill's Effect
Seafood industry watchers say it's still too early to assess the long-term effects of this summer's gulf oil spill, but agree the disaster spelled a setback for Texas' fishermen, oystermen and shrimpers. Speaking at a panel this morning at the Southern Foodways Alliance's annual symposium, f ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2010
Baskin Robbins Fans, Texas Pecan Growers Bugged by Flavor Changes
When Baskin-Robbins recently announced it was axing five of its 31 signature flavors, the resultant uproar centered on French Vanilla, a fixture since the company's founding in 1945. More than 1000 people have joined a "Save French Vanilla," group on Facebook, pleading with the company to ke ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2010
Wyland Chooses Land-Locked Metroplex for Sustainable Seafood Eatery
Dolphin won't be on the menu, though they look mighty tasty.The one-named Wyland, whose renderings of marine life have graced postage stamps and 737 jets, is diving into the culinary world with a sustainable seafood restaurant in Fairview. Wyland's Ocean Blue, an eatery-slash-gallery, is ope ... More >>
Calendar
May 27, 2010
Country Grammar
Dolphin won't be on the menu, though they look mighty tasty.The one-named Wyland, whose renderings of marine life have graced postage stamps and 737 jets, is diving into the culinary world with a sustainable seafood restaurant in Fairview. Wyland's Ocean Blue, an eatery-slash-gallery, is ope ... More >>
News
April 15, 2010
The Humane Society and big agriculture slug it out over animal rights
Dolphin won't be on the menu, though they look mighty tasty.The one-named Wyland, whose renderings of marine life have graced postage stamps and 737 jets, is diving into the culinary world with a sustainable seafood restaurant in Fairview. Wyland's Ocean Blue, an eatery-slash-gallery, is ope ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2009
Veggie Guy: How Vegan Are You?
Off limits?I find it rather off-putting when militant vegans say things like, "How vegan are you?" or "[I'm] a true vegan." Hmm...guess I didn't realize this was a competition. Fact is, no one living in modern day society can be completely vegan. As one of my pals puts it, "If you're breathing ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
Down On The Grass-Fed Farm: The Beef May Be Better, But It's Still Damn Hard Work
Jayme RutledgeMarguerite Robbins with her cattle. Sweat pours down Marguerite's sun-baked face. She feels briars scratching through her dusty jeans. The buzzing and biting of mosquitoes is maddening. So is the old fence lining one of the back pastures. It's broken again. Marguerite stops wha ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2009
Food For Thought 5.1.09
"It's killing our markets. Where they got the name, I just don't know." (Iowa hog farmer Francis Gilmore on the effect of swine flu on the value of his product. Since the outbreak and spread of this virus, hog prices have dropped from a $62 per 100 pounds average to $59 per 100 pounds, on ... More >>
News
March 19, 2009
Dallas Wants to be a Green City, So Why Not Save Some Trees?
"It's killing our markets. Where they got the name, I just don't know." (Iowa hog farmer Francis Gilmore on the effect of swine flu on the value of his product. Since the outbreak and spread of this virus, hog prices have dropped from a $62 per 100 pounds average to $59 per 100 pounds, on ... More >>
Dining
February 12, 2009
Oyster Lovers Unite
Now may be your best chance for a little raw love
News
July 17, 2008
A Case of Hives
Couple encourages local homeowners to be sweet on bees
Dining
August 9, 2007
Wine Obscenities
Drink up with lower mark-ups
Dining
July 6, 2006
Down on the Farm
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Calendar
January 19, 2006
Bronc, Stock and Barrel
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Calendar
January 13, 2005
Before E-mail
Writing when posting didn't mean blogging
Calendar
May 20, 2004
Arty Party
There will be dancing in the streets downtown all weekend
News
April 15, 2004
How Now Mad Cow?
For Texas cattle ranchers, "What's for dinner?" is a touchy question
Dining
February 5, 2004
Grazing Pains
Does grass-fed beef really taste better?
Dining
October 10, 2002
Month, Week, Daze
Mark your calendar. October is the month for wining and dining.
Dining
July 26, 2001
Feeding Frenzy
Some high-demand fish are in danger of extinction--and restaurants are caught in the middle
News
January 11, 2001
Off the Killing Floor
Dallas-based Supreme Beef wins a major round in its court battle with the USDA
News
December 21, 2000
Slaughterhouse Jive
Dallas-based Supreme Beef fought what it believes are unfair regulations, only to wind up on the USDA's killing floor
Calendar
January 20, 2000
Saddle Up
See how the other half lives at the Stock Show
Dining
December 10, 1998
Pig in a poke
With mostly tasty meat, Texas de Brazil stumbles over swine
News
July 9, 1998
Fish story
Environmentalists and some high-profile Dallas chefs say ocean food supplies are in crisis. But is their disaster cry simply publicity bait?
News
June 4, 1998
Pelted!
When an animal rights activist came up against Neiman Marcus, she had more than some dead fur to contend with
News
February 12, 1998
Bull--it's what's for dinner
The cows aren't the only ones pumping out manure in windy Amarillo, where Oprah is giving the cattlemen a lesson in steer wrestling
Film
June 19, 1997
Honey, I shrunk the movie
Ulee's Gold chases the yawn at the end of the rainbow
News
April 4, 1996
Fouled nest
Chicken king Bo Pilgrim meets his critics on his home turf
Dining
March 28, 1996
Hot Dish
Chicken king Bo Pilgrim meets his critics on his home turf
News
February 22, 1996
Bo? Hell no!
Chicken king Bo Pilgrim wants to bring a new plant and new jobs to East Texas. But East Texans say they want no more of his filthy business.
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