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apcowboy · apcowboy

BELOW IS TWO STORIES, I'M SURE EACH OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. I'M NOT TAKING SIDES IN THIS DEBATE BUT AT THE END HAVE JUST A COMMENT. Grass-Fed Cattle Have A Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Grain-Fed Cattle Mark Bittman from the New York Times opened a can of worms with this little blog post t...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Cattle in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are typically fed corn, soy and other types of feed that can include "by-product feedstuff"[citation needed]. As a high-starch, high-energy food, corn decreases the time to fatten cattle and increases yield from dairy cattle. These cat...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Grass fed or pasture-fed cattle, grass and other forage compose most all or at least the great majority of the grass fed diet. The debate is whether cattle should be raised on diets primarily composed of pasture (grass) or a concentrated diet of grain, soy and other supplements. The issue is often com...

apcowboy · apcowboy

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) there are approximately 25,000,000 to 33,000,000 head of feed cattle that move through Custom and Commercial Cattle Feedyards annually. A "Cattle on Feed Report" is available for producers and consumers to view on a semi-annu...

apcowboy · apcowboy

The majority of beef cattle in Ontario are finished on a corn (maize)-based diet, whereas Western Canadian beef is finished on a barley-based diet. This rule is not absolute, however, as producers in both regions will alter the mix of feed grains according to changes in feed prices. Research by the O...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Raising the SteaksIf you feed cows grass, does the beef taste better? By Mark SchatzkerPosted Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at 2:37 PM ET Can you tell how good a steak is going to taste by looking at it? The government thinks you can. That's why, when a USDA meat grader assesses the quality of a beef carcass,...

Ainaloaguy · Ainaloaguy

I was sitting around the other day my wife and I were talking about the job market here in Hawaii and how hard it is to get into any company that is already established not to mention over 80% are family owned and operated , We decided to just open up our own shop ! I will be making money while still learnin...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Butcher Block for SALE !! $ 1000.00 or BEST OFFER It measures 39 inches high by 51 inch long and 31 inch wide. Don't know the age but must be 50 plus years for sure and the old block is in great shape. Location is Newfoundland Canada about 50 miles northeast of Gander in a small town calles Aspen Cove ...

apcowboy · apcowboy

We had a good chat tonight, saw a old site member tonight that I hadn't seen in awhile, Groot, He is a Texas cutter, Wyatt, dropped in for awhile, about gave me a heart attack seeing him come in the door lol I hope he want be a stranger, this young cutter Market Manager is going places. womicker another yo...

dedmammal · dedmammal

http://www.steakperfection.com/delmonico/Steak.html

apcowboy · apcowboy

GARNER, NC – Keith Shoemaker resigned as president and CEO of Butterball LLC, effective April 25. Until a permanent successor is named, current members of the Butterball LLC board will assume CEO responsibilities. No reason was provided by the company for his abrupt departure. “Butterball than...

apcowboy · apcowboy

How many of you use one of these. I never seen one made like this. mine was flat and made from sheet metal. Wore mine on my side, I couldn't handle this in front.

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

Over 99% of customers are great! Here's a partial list of the other less than 01% Do you know any of these people? (from another forum) The Haggler. - This guy tries to get a discount on everything. I've had people try to haggle on a U.$5.00 paperback. Some of these people just ask reflexively before even...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Do any of you go back to the time we cut all Hams by knife and hand saw. Ham had to be angled to get your cut. Had to take a two to two 1/2 inch Ham Roast out of the center. Cut 1/2 inch Ham steaks by knife and hand saw. Some were split down the bone to make a boneless half only time you used the power saw wa...

apcowboy · apcowboy

The Dunedin listen (help·info) (1876–82) was the first ship to complete a truly successful transport of refrigerated meat. In its capacity, it helped set the stage for New Zealand's success as a major provider of agricultural exports, notwithstanding its extreme remoteness from most markets. T...

Burgermeister · Burgermeister

Saturday, I worked at a Safeway store. Safeway is also called Von's in some areas. Most Safeway's have a large self serve counter and also a smaller full service counter. I really dislike a store that tries to have a full service counter and then doesn't get enough help to run them properly (like they d...

apcowboy · apcowboy

A number of attempts were made during the mid-19th century to ship agricultural products via rail car. As early as 1842 the Western Railroad of Massachusetts was reported in the June 15 edition of the Boston Traveler to be experimenting with innovative freight car designs capable of carrying all ty...

apcowboy · apcowboy

check this out !! http://www.mywebgrocer.com/video_onlineshopping.aspx the about link is no longer any good, but here is a video of about the same thing

apcowboy · apcowboy

AT ONE TIME THIS WAS ONE OF THE GREAT CHAINS. THE NATIONAL TEA COMPANY Based in Chicago, the first National Tea store opened in 1899. Number of locations peaked in 1929 at 1627. Consolidation had reduced this number to 883 by 1957. During the 1950s, National acquired numerous chains including:C.F...

apcowboy · apcowboy

The other day I was going down the road and saw this lol They were set up at a gas station. wonder what they cut them out of and how long it would take to chew one !! if you can see it, above the drivers window it says, we take EBT cards. The world of meat cutting changes every day lol

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	I'M NOT TAKING SIDES !!! BUT MY OPINION (Preview) BELOW IS TWO STORIES, I'M SURE EACH OF YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS. I'M NOT TAKING SIDES IN THIS DEBATE BUT AT THE END HAVE JUST A COMMENT. Grass-Fed Cattle Have A Bigger Carbon Footprint Than Grain-Fed Cattle Mark Bittman from the New York Times opened a can of worms with this little blog post t...	apcowboy	5	1546	Apr 28, 2011 by irish squirrel
	Corn fed (Preview) Cattle in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are typically fed corn, soy and other types of feed that can include "by-product feedstuff"[citation needed]. As a high-starch, high-energy food, corn decreases the time to fatten cattle and increases yield from dairy cattle. These cat...	apcowboy	1	1029	Apr 28, 2011 by masteryeti
	Grass fed (Preview) Grass fed or pasture-fed cattle, grass and other forage compose most all or at least the great majority of the grass fed diet. The debate is whether cattle should be raised on diets primarily composed of pasture (grass) or a concentrated diet of grain, soy and other supplements. The issue is often com...	apcowboy	1	1038	Apr 28, 2011 by masteryeti
	United States (Preview) According to the United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) there are approximately 25,000,000 to 33,000,000 head of feed cattle that move through Custom and Commercial Cattle Feedyards annually. A "Cattle on Feed Report" is available for producers and consumers to view on a semi-annu...	apcowboy	0	1020	Apr 28, 2011 by apcowboy
	The majority of Canadian beef cattle (Preview) The majority of beef cattle in Ontario are finished on a corn (maize)-based diet, whereas Western Canadian beef is finished on a barley-based diet. This rule is not absolute, however, as producers in both regions will alter the mix of feed grains according to changes in feed prices. Research by the O...	apcowboy	0	998	Apr 28, 2011 by apcowboy
	If you feed cows grass, does the beef taste better? (Preview) Raising the SteaksIf you feed cows grass, does the beef taste better? By Mark SchatzkerPosted Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006, at 2:37 PM ET Can you tell how good a steak is going to taste by looking at it? The government thinks you can. That's why, when a USDA meat grader assesses the quality of a beef carcass,...	apcowboy	0	1618	Apr 28, 2011 by apcowboy
	Starting up my Own shop (Preview) I was sitting around the other day my wife and I were talking about the job market here in Hawaii and how hard it is to get into any company that is already established not to mention over 80% are family owned and operated , We decided to just open up our own shop ! I will be making money while still learnin...	Ainaloaguy	8	1025	Apr 27, 2011 by Meatman 7615
	LARGE ANTIQUE BUTCHER BLOCK FOR SALE (Preview) Butcher Block for SALE !! $ 1000.00 or BEST OFFER It measures 39 inches high by 51 inch long and 31 inch wide. Don't know the age but must be 50 plus years for sure and the old block is in great shape. Location is Newfoundland Canada about 50 miles northeast of Gander in a small town calles Aspen Cove ...	apcowboy	13	6178	Apr 27, 2011 by Andrew
	A GOOD CHAT TONIGHT !! (Preview) We had a good chat tonight, saw a old site member tonight that I hadn't seen in awhile, Groot, He is a Texas cutter, Wyatt, dropped in for awhile, about gave me a heart attack seeing him come in the door lol I hope he want be a stranger, this young cutter Market Manager is going places. womicker another yo...	apcowboy	1	986	Apr 27, 2011 by Lena
	just wondering..... (Preview) http://www.steakperfection.com/delmonico/Steak.html	dedmammal	8	1600	Apr 26, 2011 by masteryeti
	THATS A LOT OF TURKEY (Preview) GARNER, NC – Keith Shoemaker resigned as president and CEO of Butterball LLC, effective April 25. Until a permanent successor is named, current members of the Butterball LLC board will assume CEO responsibilities. No reason was provided by the company for his abrupt departure. “Butterball than...	apcowboy	1	860	Apr 26, 2011 by butcher29
	HOW MANY USE ONE OF THESE ?? (Preview) How many of you use one of these. I never seen one made like this. mine was flat and made from sheet metal. Wore mine on my side, I couldn't handle this in front.	apcowboy	12	1079	Apr 26, 2011 by Lena
	a list of different types of customers. (Preview) Over 99% of customers are great! Here's a partial list of the other less than 01% Do you know any of these people? (from another forum) The Haggler. - This guy tries to get a discount on everything. I've had people try to haggle on a U.$5.00 paperback. Some of these people just ask reflexively before even...	Burgermeister	16	1342	Apr 26, 2011 by Lena
	HAMS HAMS HAMS (Preview) Do any of you go back to the time we cut all Hams by knife and hand saw. Ham had to be angled to get your cut. Had to take a two to two 1/2 inch Ham Roast out of the center. Cut 1/2 inch Ham steaks by knife and hand saw. Some were split down the bone to make a boneless half only time you used the power saw wa...	apcowboy	3	950	Apr 26, 2011 by Lena
	The DUNEDIN, FIRST SHIP TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL REFRIGERATION TRANSPORT (Preview) The Dunedin listen (help·info) (1876–82) was the first ship to complete a truly successful transport of refrigerated meat. In its capacity, it helped set the stage for New Zealand's success as a major provider of agricultural exports, notwithstanding its extreme remoteness from most markets. T...	apcowboy	0	1904	Apr 25, 2011 by apcowboy
	I dislike shops that have both self serve and full service together. I wish they'd choose just one style. (Preview) Saturday, I worked at a Safeway store. Safeway is also called Von's in some areas. Most Safeway's have a large self serve counter and also a smaller full service counter. I really dislike a store that tries to have a full service counter and then doesn't get enough help to run them properly (like they d...	Burgermeister	15	1451	Apr 25, 2011 by Burgermeister
	Advent of the Refrigerator Car (Preview) A number of attempts were made during the mid-19th century to ship agricultural products via rail car. As early as 1842 the Western Railroad of Massachusetts was reported in the June 15 edition of the Boston Traveler to be experimenting with innovative freight car designs capable of carrying all ty...	apcowboy	0	1829	Apr 25, 2011 by apcowboy
	Is this the way of the future (Preview) check this out !! http://www.mywebgrocer.com/video_onlineshopping.aspx the about link is no longer any good, but here is a video of about the same thing	apcowboy	6	1307	Apr 25, 2011 by Master_Meat_Sawman
	HOW MANY REMEMBER THIS GREAT ONE ? (Preview) AT ONE TIME THIS WAS ONE OF THE GREAT CHAINS. THE NATIONAL TEA COMPANY Based in Chicago, the first National Tea store opened in 1899. Number of locations peaked in 1929 at 1627. Consolidation had reduced this number to 883 by 1957. During the 1950s, National acquired numerous chains including:C.F...	apcowboy	2	2648	Apr 25, 2011 by Master_Meat_Sawman
	The changing world of meat cutting lol (Preview) The other day I was going down the road and saw this lol They were set up at a gas station. wonder what they cut them out of and how long it would take to chew one !! if you can see it, above the drivers window it says, we take EBT cards. The world of meat cutting changes every day lol	apcowboy	8	1210	Apr 24, 2011 by butcher29
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