Beyond Organic

You may have heard that in recent years, due to public outcry, a growing number of medical schools around the U.S. have introduced rules that will aid in the policing of their faculty’s ties to pharmaceutical companies, but unfortunately, agriculture…

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Feb 06

How Much Vaccine Do Conventional Cows Receive?

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We don’t vaccinate the Beyond Organic cattle. We don’t give them growth hormones or antibiotics. Instead, we rely on holistic, humane raising of the animals, feeding them their natural diet, and allowing them to freely roam instead of penning them …

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Feb 03

Super Bowl Chili

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My passion for chili is, frankly, ridiculous. Love is not a strong enough word. Passion isn’t even strong enough. Addiction may be closer. Nowhere is that addiction on greater display than the weekend of the big game. Football and Chili will forever …

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Feb 02

Protests Over Monsanto FDA Conflict of Interest Spreading

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Earlier this week, the Washington Post featured a story on the rise in online protests over the appointment of former Monsanto executive Michael Taylor as President Obama’s senior adviser to the FDA.The article points out that Michael Taylor currentl…

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Jan 26

Big Livestock Wins the Right to Treat Cows Inhumanely

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As reported by CNN, the Supreme Court struck down a California state law that would have required livestock operations in that state to humanely treat downed livestock. The California law was enacted in 2009 after the humane society shot footage (bewar…

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Jan 25

Big Livestock Fights Egg Farming Regulations

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“Battery” Caged HensLet me start off by saying that I don’t have an issue with the Humane Society. This article notes the progress the Humane Society has made to standardize the living conditions for egg-producing hens—basically allowing that these…

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