Torturing animals in the pursuit of profit

• U.S. Research Lab Lets Livestock Suffer in Quest for Profit - Animal Welfare at Risk in Experiments for Meat Industry - "Pigs are having many more piglets — up to 14, instead of the usual eight — but hundreds of those newborns, too frail or crowded to move, are being crushed each year when their mothers roll over. Cows, which normally bear one calf at a time, have been retooled to have twins and triplets, which often emerge weakened or deformed, dying in such numbers that even meat producers have been repulsed. Then there are the lambs. In an effort to develop “easy care” sheep that can survive without costly shelters or shepherds, ewes are giving birth, unaided, in open fields where newborns are killed by predators, harsh weather and starvation."

• The U.S. is now more worried about unpasteurized milk than marijuana - "Americans now appear to be more scared about the negative effects of raw or unpasteurized milk than of marijuana, according to Oklahoma State University’s recent Food Demand Survey. Almost 60 percent of those questioned in the monthly online survey of at least 1,000 people said they support a ban on the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk, while only 46 percent said they would support a ban on marijuana."
• Peeling 200 kilograms of potatoes in one week in support of the Guyra Lamb and Potato Festival
• Veggie Fight: The Lengths Chefs Go to Secure New York’s Finest Produce - New "produce-forward" menus continue to pop up all over town and centerpiece vegetable courses are so prevalent that New York critic Adam Platt recently bemoaned the omnipresence of cauliflower, once considered to be a truly unsexy ingredient. With all the veggie love going on today, though, it's become more important and more difficult than ever for chefs to get the exact produce they need — which means they do everything they can to give themselves an advantage.
• Bones, Broth, Bliss - Bone Broth Evolves From Prehistoric Food to Paleo Drink
• From Detox To Elimination Diets, Skipping Sugar May Be The Best Bet
• United Noshes: Dinner Party Aims To Eat Its Way Through Global Cuisine
• Australian wine exports rise amid growing premium demand