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Easter dinner table with ham, asparagus and carrot cake (Photo: iStock - VeselovaElena)

Spring holidays are for family feasts, not pesky bacteria guests

  • March 20, 2024
  • By Zoya Sattar │ USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Ground meat should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 F, measured with a food thermometer, said K-State food scientist Karen Blakeslee. (K-State Research and Extension)

Latest WASDE report raises red meat, poultry production

  • March 20, 2024
  • By Dave Bergmeier

Maintaining cleanliness with chickens and eggs

  • March 8, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Latest WASDE livestock report was issued. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

WASDE notes change in beef production, processing

  • February 16, 2024
  • By Dave Bergmeier
The pullets love being able to free-range on grass with the predator protection from the chicken sled. (Courtesy photo.)

Leird Farms: Marketing the chicken, not the egg

  • February 9, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer

What to know before starting a chicken flock

  • February 8, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
Farmers market (Photo courtesy of ODAFF)

Caldwell Market of Farmers March 9

  • February 2, 2024
  • By HPJ Staff

Introducing Chicken Chatter, a backyard bird blog

  • January 3, 2024
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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