The very nature of many cuts of pork, however, mean they need to have a decent ratio of fat, as this imparts flavour during cooking and keeps it moist. Without proper education and tips on how to cook a joint of this meat and keep it succulent, pork managed to gain the reputation of being dry, tough and tasteless. With the improvement of farming techniques and specialist breeders we can now buy fantastic Australian pork and, with the right method of cooking, can enjoy a nutritious, juicy...

Although most pigs used for pork production endure bleak conditions, factory farms abuse breeding sows in ways that are so terrible that the cruelty is among the most egregious factory farming abuses. But there s one issue pending before them that is so basic and moderate, it deserves the universal support of our delegates and senators in Annapolis. It truly is hard to imagine something more elemental, but the unfortunate reality in the world of factory farming is that granting animals the...

Charles, an environmental campaigner who owns an organic farm, said it was no surprise that there had been a shift towards protecting heritage livestock and crops. Under EU seeds marketing directives, seeds must meet minimum quality standards and old varieties fall foul of strict testing criteria. He blamed "crazy" EU laws for a sharp fall in the number and variety of plant seeds on sale and said they risked leading to a rise in plant diseases. Charles also spoke of creating an "archive of...

Most of the pork found in American grocery stores is produced in overpopulated and inhumane industrial factory farms, in devastatingly cruel conditions. The Pacific Northwest, though, is on the cutting edge of the growing movement toward humane, sustainable meat, so when I set out to find local pig farmers fighting to provide an alternative to hormone- and antibiotic-laced pork, I thought it would be a snap. Movie: Location: Date: Event Type: Location: Date: All Theater Visual Art...

IOWA FALLS, IOWA -- In ethanol-happy Iowa, where presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to support the corn-based fuel additive and farmers are reveling in corn prices double those of a year ago, Joe Kerns sometimes hands out bumper stickers that read: "Ethanol: A complete waste of otherwise perfectly good corn. IOWA FALLS, IOWA -- In ethanol-happy Iowa, where presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to support the corn-based fuel additive and farmers are...

It's a sophisticated, developing market, said Lora Klenke, director of the state's agriculture market development bureau. But partly because of the tariffs, American farmers have captured only a small percentage of the huge market for soybean animal feed in South Korea. Soybeans are an important Wisconsin crop, both for human food products and for animal feed. The Bush administration intends to submit the legislation to Congress for approval under its fast-track authority, which imposes...

Customers are asking pork producers to consider sow housing options other than keeping gestating sows in stalls. Annual sales are $11 billion, making Smithfield the leading processor and marketer of fresh pork and processed meats in the United States. Sows are kept in stalls through farrowing and nursing, and until they are confirmed re-bred. How well are we treating the community? Treacy expects their customers - which includes many major food retailers - to continue to ask questions...

The estranged wife of Sir Paul McCartney was protesting at pig farming practices used by the food chain's suppliers, in her first animal welfare publicity campaign since her split from the former Beatle. Heather said most UK supermarkets stocked pork from animals bred in farrowing crates but she chose to highlight M&S because of the chain's high-profile stance on animal welfare issues. The former model joined animal rights activists from the Viva! campaign group to video farrowing crates...

Sam Rovit, Swift's president and chief executive officer, said pork production returned to normal in March and beef production was expected to recover by summer. The company said its third-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) was a negative $9 million, a $21 million improvement from a negative $30 million in the same period a year ago. Swift said in January it was looking into strategies for its future ranging from refinancing to a sale or initial...