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First Aired - 06/23/2011 01:00PM
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This week on The Farm Report, Nick Fantasma of Paradise Locker Meats joins Erin Fairbanks to break down the world of animal slaughter and processing. Tune in to get an exclusive behind the scenes look at the life of a butcher as Nick explains the differences between commercial and small scale processing and how a humane operation works. This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.
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The Farm Report: Nick Fantasma (14:48)
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The Farm Report, Erin Fitzpatrick, Heritage Foods USA, Heritage Radio Network, Paradise Locker Meats, Nick Fantasma, butchering, slaughter, slaughterhouse, family business, Tremble Missouri, Eagle Bridge Custom Meat, venison, wild game, boneless meat, livestock production, butchers as rockstars,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/04/2010 02:00PM
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Severine is live from the Drake Forum!
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Greenhorn Radio: Drake Forum (20:30)
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Young Farmers Coalition, Drake Forum, Heritage Radio Network, Greenhorn Radio, practical political and social structures, easy to become a part of YoungFarmers.org, Tom Vilsack, agriculture policy, farm policy, there is an increase in young farmers, head of the USDA, local and state policy, illegal apprenticeship, Oregon, young farmers, startup money, Sustainable Agrilculture Coalition, 45% of armed services are from rural areas,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 03/28/2013 04:00PM
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Is it safe to eat horse meat? HRN's Sari Kamin is here to set the record straight with Vickery Eckhoff, journalist and horse meat expert. Tune into this episode to learn more about the recent horse meat controversy, and why transparency is at the core of this issue. Learn more about slaughter practices, and how methods for beef slaughter cannot be applied to horses. Vickery brings some dangerous horse drugs into the studio to explain their uses, and how they can endanger human health through the consumption of horse meat. If you were thinking about trying a horse steak, you should listen to this segment first; get the scoop from Sari and Vickery in this HRN Community Session! Thanks to our sponsor, Heritage Foods USA.
"Most people think that horses are raised organically without any drugs... there are a lot of misconceptions about the food safety aspect of horse meat." [21:30]
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Horse Meat and Food Safety (31:24)
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horse meat, New Mexico, USDA, Oklahoma, cattle, agriculture, federal tax dollars, lobbyists, livestock, racehorses, animal activists, food safety, animal cruelty, journalism, transparency, chickens, Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, Dr. Temple Grandin, kill box, beef, neck, slaughter, veterinary records, ketamine, Regu-Mate, mares, hormones, miscarriage, breeding stock, fenilbutazon, carcinogen, bute, Iceland, PETA, animal rights, Phenylbutazone, The Great Googa Mooga, foie gras, mislabeling, pink slime, Marion Nestle, Vickery Eckhoff,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
