http://www.thelandonline.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:12:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_087133524.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_087133524.html How does America’s red meat inspector not see a 143 million pound train — enough hamburger for 2.2 million Americans to meet USDA’s per person beef consumption for a year — coming down the tracks? Fri, 01 Feb 2008 03:17:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_031105908.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_031105908.html Elk antlers are put to good use on Brenda and Lance Hartkopf’s Splendor Ridge Elk Farm in Howard Lake. The Hartkopf family sells the antlers in their soft “velvet” stage for medicinal purposes. Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:01:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_019160250.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_019160250.html When thinking about soybean uses, what comes to mind? They’re in everything from socks to lotion to ink, but now research is showing that eating the versatile beans may help prevent certain types of cancer as well. Fri, 27 Jul 2007 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_208102021.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_208102021.html Castleberry’s Food Co. has issued a voluntary recall of more than 100 different canned products manufactured at its plant in Augusta, Ga. The affected products were packaged and distributed under a variety of brand names. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 18:09:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_184180919.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_184180919.html The strain of the bacteria found by the MDA matches the genetic fingerprint of the type that made consumers ill in multiple states. The MDA’s lab is the first in the nation to find the bacteria in the product. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:38:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_178144752.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_178144752.html Indiana State Fair is removing all trans fat-laden cooking oils from its deep-fryers in what is believed to be the first policy of its kind for any fair in the country. Thu, 07 Jun 2007 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_157172039.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_157172039.html I definitely got more exercise as a kid working on a farm than I do now sitting in an office chair all day. It’s probably a good thing I’m not being fed Mom’s giant meals of roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, corn, rolls and rootbeer floats anymore. I don’t think there’s enough “do” left in me anymore to get rid of that many calories. Fri, 25 May 2007 03:09:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_137165910.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_137165910.html Pesticide fears are clearly mainstream these days. The reality is that we worry about pesticides because so few of today’s parents have actually seen the diseases that rats, mice and roaches have historically brought with them. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:35:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_108163834.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_108163834.html The educational campaign is designed to teach Americans how to minimize trans fat in their diet and eat less foods loaded with saturated fat. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_326114719.html http://www.thelandonline.com/l_health/local_story_326114719.html “We want to change people’s way of thinking about pesticides.”