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Roundup: Summer hunger, year-round food safety

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Food in the news, Roundup

Time to round up food for others, sick cattle, food waste and problem fish.

Farms everywhere but not a bite to eat. That’s an exaggeration, but it’s nevertheless true that hunger rises, especially for children, during the summer, when kids don’t get school lunches. Harvesters helps. (KC Star)

mad cow cartoonWhere’s the beef tests? Here’s an update on mad-cow disease and testing for it, including the USDA’s ban on a Kansas company’s testing plan. (NY Times)

More reason to know your rancher. If it’s not mad-cow disease, it’s e-coli, and Kansas researchers see a connection between it and an ethanol byproduct fed to cattle. (Minnesota Public Radio)

Hotel conservation. The former Quarterage Hotel in Westport has been redone as a “green” hotel whose conservation tactics include composting food waste. (KC Star)

Teaching through food. A Kansas teacher’s inspiration leads to program Grains for Hope with help from agribiz giants. (Salina Journal)

Will write for food. K-State course on food writing (!) produces online magazine, Kansas Food Journal.

Buffalo roundup. State’s only commercial fisherman fills nets with buffalo fish to save zooplankton and game fish. (Wichita Eagle)

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