by Audrey Kali | May 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
What impressed me the most about visiting this feedlot was the health and contentedness of the cattle. There was hardly any mooing, and they seemed comfortable just walking around and hanging out with their friends. They are constantly looked after by... 
by Audrey Kali | May 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today we filmed the artificial insemination of cattle at the Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The cattle were directed into individual compartments via a serpentine corral... 
by Audrey Kali | Feb 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ed Maltby, the General Manger of Adams Farm Retail and Wholesale Meats in Athol, Massachusetts, gave us a wonderful tour today of the slaughterhouse. Adams Farm is one of the only two USDA-inspected slaughterhouses in Massachusetts. The other is in Groton. It was... 
by Audrey Kali | Jan 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today we visited Arena & Sons Slaughterhouse in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and were graciously hosted by Joanne Arena, her nephew, Frank Arena, and her sister Marie Arena. Frank showed us all of the different knives that he uses during the slaughter process... 
by Audrey Kali | Nov 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today we visited Crescent Moon Farm in Amherst, Massachusetts. Khalid Elkalai was preparing the lambs for transport to Adams Farm in Athol, Massachusetts, to be slaughtered. It was a frigid early morning, but the lambs appeared warm in the barn grouped with other... 
by Audrey Kali | Sep 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our visit today to Green Meadows Farm in Hamilton, Massachusetts, was a wonderful opportunity to see how pigs, sheep and chickens can thrive in a pastured environment. Andrew Rodgers and his wife, Diana, explained how the sunlight helps the animals to produce more...