What’s everyone gobbling about in the 2014 turkey market?
By Paul Conley
Turkey is an unusual product in the American food system.
It could be like chicken or beef, i.e. a staple item with a large and varied group of suppliers processing product throughout the year. But it’s no such thing. Rather, turkey production and sales all revolve around the holiday season. Like tax prep services or ski resorts, turkey is a seasonal business with a very short window in which to make a profit …
Food Dive – November 24, 2014
www.fooddive.com/news/whats-ev…
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Dozens protest CA’s decision on PETA investigation
By Stephanie Ballesteros
ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Dozens of people gathered in Accomack County Monday morning to protest the Commonwealth Attorney’s decision not to prosecute two PETA workers accused of stealing and euthanizing a family’s dog.
Protesters said they will ask the Commonwealth’s Attorney to reconsider his decision not to prosecute PETA …
WAVY-TV – November 24, 2014, 11:08 am
Dozens protest CA’s decision on PETA investigation
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Billions of Fish Killed Illegally, Greens Claim
By REBEKAH KEARN
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Billions of fish and hundreds of protected species are killed each year by power plants’ water intakes, which federal agencies allow in defiance of laws, environmentalists claim in court.
The Sierra Club and seven other environmental groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Nov. 20 in Federal Court.
They claim the defendants issued biological surveys supporting a rule authorizing water cooling intake structures at thousands of power plants, though the systems kill billions of fish each year …
Courthouse News Service – November 24, 2014 at 8:08 AM
www.courthousenews.com/2014/11…
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