beef

The Fallacy of ‘Climate Friendly’ Beef

Jessica Scott-Reid / Truthdig Nov 27, 2023 Despite industry claims, the evidence suggests industrial-scale cattle farming will always hurt the planet. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

China Eyes Tariff Hikes on U.S. Soybeans, Small Aircraft, Beef, Whiskey

JOE McDONALD / The Associated Press Apr 4, 2018 $50 billion in U.S. goods are targeted for a 25 percent tax increase in an escalating trade dispute between Beijing and Washington. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Watch the ‘Yes Men’s’ Comical Solution to the California Drought

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Jul 20, 2015 The activists’ spoof campaign encourages hipsters to forgo showers if they eat beef. Find out if they managed to fool anyone. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Horsemeat Scandal

Martin Sutovec, Cagle Cartoons, Slovakia Mar 2, 2013 Dig deeper

Horses Have a Beef

Pat Bagley, Cagle Cartoons, Salt Lake Tribune Feb 28, 2013 Dig deeper

Grab a Fork, Mealworm Time Is Approaching

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 21, 2012 Bad news, meat lovers and occasional carnivores. Insects could become the sustainable meat of the future if world leaders do nothing and global warming remakes the climate. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Beef With Red Meat

Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune Mar 14, 2012 Dig deeper

Red Meat Takes Another Hit in Health Study

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2012 Does even the occasional hamburger spell doom for meat enthusiasts? The connection may not be quite that clear, but a new wide-ranging study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine makes the case that carnivores might want to seriously scale back their intake of red meat or sub in poultry or fish for the sake of their life span. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mmmm, Test-Tube Hamburgers

Staff / Truthdig Feb 20, 2012 Here's a new Frankenfood twist on classic cuisine: A team of scientists in the Netherlands are this close to producing a hamburger made of meat generated from stem cells. Soon, we will be able to enjoy the delicious taste of test-tube hamburgers and other prime laboratory-grade delicacies (but at a price). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

You Just Ate a Clone, Guv

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2010 Meat from a bull descended from a cloned cow entered the British food supply, a government regulator said, and "will have been eaten." Sale of the meat was apparently in violation of European law as the Food Standards Agency has not yet decided whether meat derived from cloning is kosher, so to speak. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Huge Recall of Beef Is Linked to Schools

Staff / Truthdig Feb 18, 2008 The Department of Agriculture has ordered the largest ever beef recall in the US, deeming 143 million pounds of beef unfit for human consumption because of inspection violations The plant responsible for the suspect meat happens to call the U government, including the National School Lunch Program, one of its best customers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Franken-Heifers Immune to Mad Cow

Staff / Truthdig Jan 3, 2007 Using a combination of genetic engineering and cloning, scientists from the U.S. and Japan have successfully eliminated the protein that causes mad cow disease. So far the cows in the lab have proven immune to the illness, which shreds its victims' brains, driving them mad. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )