The very nature of many cuts of pork, however, mean they need to have a decent ratio of fat, as this imparts flavour during cooking and keeps it moist. Without proper education and tips on how to cook a joint of this meat and keep it succulent, pork managed to gain the reputation of being dry, tough and tasteless. With the improvement of farming techniques and specialist breeders we can now buy fantastic Australian pork and, with the right method of cooking, can enjoy a nutritious, juicy...

Although most pigs used for pork production endure bleak conditions, factory farms abuse breeding sows in ways that are so terrible that the cruelty is among the most egregious factory farming abuses. But there s one issue pending before them that is so basic and moderate, it deserves the universal support of our delegates and senators in Annapolis. It truly is hard to imagine something more elemental, but the unfortunate reality in the world of factory farming is that granting animals the...

Charles, an environmental campaigner who owns an organic farm, said it was no surprise that there had been a shift towards protecting heritage livestock and crops. Under EU seeds marketing directives, seeds must meet minimum quality standards and old varieties fall foul of strict testing criteria. He blamed "crazy" EU laws for a sharp fall in the number and variety of plant seeds on sale and said they risked leading to a rise in plant diseases. Charles also spoke of creating an "archive of...

Most of the pork found in American grocery stores is produced in overpopulated and inhumane industrial factory farms, in devastatingly cruel conditions. The Pacific Northwest, though, is on the cutting edge of the growing movement toward humane, sustainable meat, so when I set out to find local pig farmers fighting to provide an alternative to hormone- and antibiotic-laced pork, I thought it would be a snap. Movie: Location: Date: Event Type: Location: Date: All Theater Visual Art...

IOWA FALLS, IOWA -- In ethanol-happy Iowa, where presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to support the corn-based fuel additive and farmers are reveling in corn prices double those of a year ago, Joe Kerns sometimes hands out bumper stickers that read: "Ethanol: A complete waste of otherwise perfectly good corn. IOWA FALLS, IOWA -- In ethanol-happy Iowa, where presidential candidates are falling all over themselves to support the corn-based fuel additive and farmers are...