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apcowboy · apcowboy

US beef packer margins sink to 2-1/2-year low-trade * Packers may cut production to recoup margins * Lower cash, higher beef price outlook By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. beef packing companies are suffering the largest losses in 2-1/2 years as tight supplies of cattle have t...

apcowboy · apcowboy

A GOOD READ HERE !! INTERESTING Innovations in Beef What Might Have Been – The Basis of Carcass Fabrication Chris R. Calkins, Ph.D. We cut beef carcasses into quarters and primals using anatomical landmarks established through years of tradition. But are these the best places to make our cuts? T...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Winn-Dixie boldly trying to change perceptionBy RICHARD MULLINS | The Tampa Tribune Published: October 06, 2011 Updated: October 06, 2011 - 8:34 AM Roberto Gonzalez has to shout over the sound of screaming saws and banging hammers at his Winn-Dixie grocery store in Sarasota. Contractors are swa...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Shoppers respond to online coupons, survey finds A consumer survey by Forrester Consulting found that shoppers who use online coupons spend more than those who do not. Online coupons drive sales, the survey found, with 88% of respondents saying promotion codes and coupons are deciding factors in...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Industry News - PMCanadian beef, lamb processor lays off 75 By Dani Friedland on 10/6/2011 SunGold Specialty Meats has laid off 75 people, more than half its workforce, according to the Alberta Farmer Express. The plant in Innisfail, Alberta, processes beef and is currently the largest lamb pro...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Industry News - PMGold’n Plump brand to give away real gold (updated) By Lisa M. Keefe on 10/7/2011 Talk about brand-building: GNP Company’s Gold’n Plump brand plans to give away $10,000 worth of solid gold at the end of a fall promotion period that is designed to bring consumers into closer contac...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Industry News - PMSupreme Court won’t hear House of Raeford pollution case By Meatingplace Editors on 10/5/2011 The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by House of Raeford Farms Inc. to hear its appeal of federal criminal charges alleging the company released untreated wastewater into a mu...

kar · kar

was asking everyone for some prays !! my new great nephew he was born today at 7:18 am chicago time and needed oxegent and now his blood sugar is low !! mom is doing ok after the c-section so far been at the hospital since yesterday .. will keep you all posted !!!!

apcowboy · apcowboy

Our Club brother Puffy Chubby is asking for all that believes in the power of Prayers, to pray for his very good friend Charles Armitage Jr. And his friend Laura Stettmier to be found safe. Sausage company president aboard missing plane Tuesday, October 04, 2011 By Liz Navratil and Teresa Lindeman,...

RIBEYE1877 · RIBEYE1877

had to brag, look at my boy he's got meatcutter ritten all over him dont he??-

apcowboy · apcowboy

you are going to open up your own butcher shop. What name would you pick for it? what would your motto or slogan be?

MEET NEW MEMBER PAT MALLON · apcowboy

MEET Pat Mallon co-owner of Pat-n-Tams Beef A Proud member of the Oregon Beef Council. And writer of "The Artisanship of Food" featured in our latest articles section front pagevisit his web site, http://patntamsbeef.com/LIKE him on FaceBook, http://www.face...

apcowboy · apcowboy

OCT. GOLDEN KNIFE AWARD GOES TO KBRAKER510 IN APPRECIATION FOR HIS PARTICIPATION ON OUR MESSAGE BOARD WITH GREAT ANSWERS AND GREAT HUMOR. HE HAS GAVE A LOT OF HIS TIME TO THE SITE, HAS BEEN A MEMBER SINCE APR. 2 2011 AND IS A VETERAN MEMBER WITH 123 POSTS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, KBRAKE...

apcowboy · apcowboy

'Local' appeal of beef inconclusive in Northeast MeatPoultry.com, Oct. 7, 2011by Meat&Poultry Staff HARTFORD, Conn. – A study commissioned by agriculture departments in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut reveals slaughtering New England-r...

apcowboy · apcowboy

Manufacture of Fresh Pork SausageManufacture Of Fresh Pork Sausage Jay B. Wenther, Ph.D. American Association Of Meat Processors Fresh pork sausage comprises the vast majority of fresh sausage produced throughout the world, whether it be in bulk, link, or patty form. Fresh pork sausage is usu...

bryan williams · -

I introducing a new gourmet section to the case. I have done these things before but would like to make them more interesting I am hoping you folks can help me out. I want to keep it simple and easy to do but also keep appealing and maybe add something to it. Stuffed Pork Chops. Currently i do this with no...

Pat-n-Tams Beef · Pat-n-Tams Beef

Those who are getting Grass Fed... How is the consistency? How do the suppliers maintain that? We have gotten very good feedback on what we grow. However, the slaughter plants we deal with describe some really varying quality levels within this genre of Beef. A lot of people have jumped on the Bandwag...

sbbutcherboy · sbbutcherboy

Have any Managers seen a change in there hours at work? I am starting to work later shifts on the weekends, 8-5 or 10-7. The company I work for says That we need to be there to make sure the custumers are being taken care of though out the whole day. What are yor thoughts?

alive · alive

Ok, I have talk to a lot of shops Lately and they are concern more about sales,and a medium margin.I know for us sales are important, but we need to keep that margin up.So what is your store expecting you for a margin.

Saw Lady · Saw Lady

what type of beef do you cut, select, private premium beef, choice, natural beef, private brand, etc ?

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	UP UP & AWAY (Preview) US beef packer margins sink to 2-1/2-year low-trade * Packers may cut production to recoup margins * Lower cash, higher beef price outlook By Theopolis Waters CHICAGO, Oct 6 (Reuters) - U.S. beef packing companies are suffering the largest losses in 2-1/2 years as tight supplies of cattle have t...	apcowboy	0	601	Oct 9, 2011 by apcowboy
	INTERESTING READ– The Basis of Carcass Fabrication (Preview) A GOOD READ HERE !! INTERESTING Innovations in Beef What Might Have Been – The Basis of Carcass Fabrication Chris R. Calkins, Ph.D. We cut beef carcasses into quarters and primals using anatomical landmarks established through years of tradition. But are these the best places to make our cuts? T...	apcowboy	0	1282	Oct 9, 2011 by apcowboy
	Winn-Dixie boldly trying to change perception (Preview) Winn-Dixie boldly trying to change perceptionBy RICHARD MULLINS \| The Tampa Tribune Published: October 06, 2011 Updated: October 06, 2011 - 8:34 AM Roberto Gonzalez has to shout over the sound of screaming saws and banging hammers at his Winn-Dixie grocery store in Sarasota. Contractors are swa...	apcowboy	0	1124	Oct 9, 2011 by apcowboy
	Shoppers respond to online coupons, survey finds (Preview) Shoppers respond to online coupons, survey finds A consumer survey by Forrester Consulting found that shoppers who use online coupons spend more than those who do not. Online coupons drive sales, the survey found, with 88% of respondents saying promotion codes and coupons are deciding factors in...	apcowboy	0	494	Oct 9, 2011 by apcowboy
	Canadian beef, lamb processor lays off 75 (Preview) Industry News - PMCanadian beef, lamb processor lays off 75 By Dani Friedland on 10/6/2011 SunGold Specialty Meats has laid off 75 people, more than half its workforce, according to the Alberta Farmer Express. The plant in Innisfail, Alberta, processes beef and is currently the largest lamb pro...	apcowboy	0	678	Oct 9, 2011 by apcowboy
	Gold’n Plump brand to give away real gold (Preview) Industry News - PMGold’n Plump brand to give away real gold (updated) By Lisa M. Keefe on 10/7/2011 Talk about brand-building: GNP Company’s Gold’n Plump brand plans to give away $10,000 worth of solid gold at the end of a fall promotion period that is designed to bring consumers into closer contac...	apcowboy	0	613	Oct 9, 2011 by apcowboy
	Supreme Court won’t hear House of Raeford pollution case (Preview) Industry News - PMSupreme Court won’t hear House of Raeford pollution case By Meatingplace Editors on 10/5/2011 The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition by House of Raeford Farms Inc. to hear its appeal of federal criminal charges alleging the company released untreated wastewater into a mu...	apcowboy	0	614	Oct 9, 2011 by apcowboy
	bear ia a GREAT Auntie !!! (Preview) was asking everyone for some prays !! my new great nephew he was born today at 7:18 am chicago time and needed oxegent and now his blood sugar is low !! mom is doing ok after the c-section so far been at the hospital since yesterday .. will keep you all posted !!!!	kar	3	563	Oct 8, 2011 by Lady Filet Mignon
	PRAYERS NEED (Preview) Our Club brother Puffy Chubby is asking for all that believes in the power of Prayers, to pray for his very good friend Charles Armitage Jr. And his friend Laura Stettmier to be found safe. Sausage company president aboard missing plane Tuesday, October 04, 2011 By Liz Navratil and Teresa Lindeman,...	apcowboy	19	1322	Oct 8, 2011 by apcowboy
	a dads happest moment!!!! (Preview) had to brag, look at my boy he's got meatcutter ritten all over him dont he??-	RIBEYE1877	8	757	Oct 8, 2011 by meatlady1
	Whats would your name for a butcher shop be?? (Preview) you are going to open up your own butcher shop. What name would you pick for it? what would your motto or slogan be?	apcowboy	15	11515	Oct 7, 2011 by irish squirrel
	MEET NEW MEMBER PAT MALLON (Preview) MEET Pat Mallon co-owner of Pat-n-Tams Beef A Proud member of the Oregon Beef Council. And writer of "The Artisanship of Food" featured in our latest articles section front pagevisit his web site, http://patntamsbeef.com/LIKE him on FaceBook, http://www.face...	apcowboy	8	826	Oct 7, 2011 by Pat-n-Tams Beef
	OCT. GOLDEN KNIFE AWARD (Preview) OCT. GOLDEN KNIFE AWARD GOES TO KBRAKER510 IN APPRECIATION FOR HIS PARTICIPATION ON OUR MESSAGE BOARD WITH GREAT ANSWERS AND GREAT HUMOR. HE HAS GAVE A LOT OF HIS TIME TO THE SITE, HAS BEEN A MEMBER SINCE APR. 2 2011 AND IS A VETERAN MEMBER WITH 123 POSTS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, KBRAKE...	apcowboy	11	759	Oct 7, 2011 by irish squirrel
	'Local' appeal of beef (Preview) 'Local' appeal of beef inconclusive in Northeast MeatPoultry.com, Oct. 7, 2011by Meat&Poultry Staff HARTFORD, Conn. – A study commissioned by agriculture departments in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut reveals slaughtering New England-r...	apcowboy	1	642	Oct 7, 2011 by FemaleCutter96
	Manufacture of Fresh Pork Sausage (Preview) Manufacture of Fresh Pork SausageManufacture Of Fresh Pork Sausage Jay B. Wenther, Ph.D. American Association Of Meat Processors Fresh pork sausage comprises the vast majority of fresh sausage produced throughout the world, whether it be in bulk, link, or patty form. Fresh pork sausage is usu...	apcowboy	0	697	Oct 7, 2011 by apcowboy
	3 gourmet things i need help with (Preview) I introducing a new gourmet section to the case. I have done these things before but would like to make them more interesting I am hoping you folks can help me out. I want to keep it simple and easy to do but also keep appealing and maybe add something to it. Stuffed Pork Chops. Currently i do this with no...	-	14	969	Oct 6, 2011 by bryan williams
	Grass Fed consistency (Preview) Those who are getting Grass Fed... How is the consistency? How do the suppliers maintain that? We have gotten very good feedback on what we grow. However, the slaughter plants we deal with describe some really varying quality levels within this genre of Beef. A lot of people have jumped on the Bandwag...	Pat-n-Tams Beef	2	727	Oct 6, 2011 by rmmccue
	Managers Hours (Preview) Have any Managers seen a change in there hours at work? I am starting to work later shifts on the weekends, 8-5 or 10-7. The company I work for says That we need to be there to make sure the custumers are being taken care of though out the whole day. What are yor thoughts?	sbbutcherboy	13	877	Oct 5, 2011 by sbbutcherboy
	Margin or sales (Preview) Ok, I have talk to a lot of shops Lately and they are concern more about sales,and a medium margin.I know for us sales are important, but we need to keep that margin up.So what is your store expecting you for a margin.	alive	5	665	Oct 5, 2011 by J-Mansell
	what type of beef (Preview) what type of beef do you cut, select, private premium beef, choice, natural beef, private brand, etc ?	Saw Lady	14	949	Oct 5, 2011 by RIBEYE1877
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