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Animal welfare: Cows need doctors, too
By Nathan Smith Can you imagine living without the modern marvel of today’s medicine? From treatment methods to new pharmaceuticals and growing technology, we are living longer and healthier lives. Doesn’t it make sense then, to apply the same thinking to our animals? While I was at my parents’ house for the holidays, a new calf was [...]
Good Ol’ Texas Chili
By Amanda Hill We Texans love our chili. Everyone's recipe is a little different—whether you make it with extra jalapenos, beans, no beans, thick, thin, venison or lean beef. It's the perfect dinner option for a cold winter night. At Texas Farm Bureau, we have an annual chili lunch, hosted by the Commodity and Regulatory Activities [...]
Study: Eat lean beef to lower cholesterol
By Amanda Hill Healthy eating and improving health habits top the list of New Year's resolutions for many Texans each year. If eating a heart healthy diet tops your list for 2012, a new study by Pennsylvania State University may give you some pretty tasty motivation. The recent study, published in the American Journal of Clinical [...]
Beef is bad? I don’t think so!
By Kelly Bogard Too much red meat? Beef is bad? I’ve heard lots of rumblings lately about how beef is bad for you and that we should eat less meat by joining the “Meatless Mondays” movement. I just don’t understand how something so nutrient-rich and delicious can be so evil. Last week, I was invited to [...]
Lone Star Grilling: Serve it up
In the final Lone Star Grilling segment, Texas Farm Bureau's Texas Table Top and the Texas Beef Council serve up the perfect steak. For more tips on grilling the perfect steak, check out our other Lone Star Grilling segments: Pick the Perfect Cut Season Your Steak Good to Grill
