Almost every day is fun when you have the privilege of representing bison ranchers from across the United States. Yesterday was one that I’ll remember for a long, long time. I was joined by NBA members Mortz Espy of South Dakota and Donnis Baggett of Texas, along with South Dakota taxidermist Gary English as we …
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This is the best time of year to be in bison business. Northern state ranchers are finally feeling the warming rays of spring sun after a long, cold winter. Across most of the country new red calves are dotting greening pastures. It’s a season of anticipation and expectation. This spring, though, there’s a bit of …
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I’ve pounded the drum continuously over the past few months to call out the need for truth in labeling when it comes to companies using the term “buffalo” to deceive customers into believing that water buffalo meat and pet food ingredients are actually bison. But that’s only one example of how our business must deal …
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A typical comment made when first trying some type of exotic meat: “Tastes like chicken.” But most foods don’t really taste like chicken. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, there’s something else that doesn’t taste like chicken these days: chicken. The Journal reported last week, “Chicken companies spent decades breeding birds to …
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Natural Products Expo West, the nation’s largest trade show for natural and organic products taking place in California this week, is a cacophony of competing marketing claims. The nearly 80,000 retailers, product buyers, marketers and others wandering through the 3,000 exhibits packed inside Anaheim Convention Center are steadily bombarded with claims regarding “no GMOs,” “Gluten …
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