Meat Grader’s Union

January 12, 2018UncategorizedGeorge Wolfer

To view some basic data on the Meat Grader’s Union (Click Here). To learn about the decertification process (Click Here). For basic Union organizing/reorganize rules (Click Here). http://topics.hrhero.com/union-organizing-in-the-united-states/# If you want to read a story about public employee voting rights look up this 2017 Freedom Foundation story: https://www.freedomfoundation.com/labor/unions-oppose-voting-rights-for-public-employees/?gclid=CjwKCAiA47DTBRAUEiwA4luU2bW8JCRonHUFju3eS2qJ3zfnMQFZ3VJzTI1RiZXzuxoX21b1TZss4xoCtZEQAvD_BwE

OBEC Revised (Ag. Sci-Fi)

December 22, 2017Livestock ProductionAgricultural Sci-Fi, Bovine Gereenhouse Gas Emissions, Cellulosic Ethanol Production, Grass-Fed Beef, Ohio Beef Production, Renewable Energy, Rust-Belt Rejuvenation, Tax Dollars at Work, Thinking in Big Pictures, Working with NatureGeorge Wolfer

A lush stand of mature switchgrass. 12 or so years ago I was unaware that only a relatively few people “think in pictures.” Further, I admittedly still know fairly little about the technical workings of viable cellulosic ethanol production. It was circa 2006 that I penned a short story title Visions of OBEC. As the years have since passed I learned that even though the vast majority of… Read More »

Occasional User Meat Equipment

December 10, 2017Artisan Meat Processinghome meat processingGeorge Wolfer

Three separate acquaintances of mine recently decided to purchase electric tabletop meat grinders. I have had my home meat processing setup for many years; so was not thinking about a need to offer direction to others that might be looking to begin processing wholesale cases of pork or beef and/or wild game meat. That’s right, home meat processing equipment can be… Read More »

A Lymph Node is not a Tumor

November 28, 2017Meat MisinformationGood informationGeorge Wolfer

I checked in on Mom at the Meat Counter the other day and saw an interesting new post that reminded me of yet another misconception that “non-meat people” often have. Let’s begin by reading Mom’s fairly short post (Click Here). I agree with what she said, however when abscesses get sent into the further processing and retail distribution establishments, there was… Read More »

Beef Cattle Color Discrimination

November 25, 2017Livestock ProductionAngus Beef, Beef Cattle Production, Crossbred CattleGeorge Wolfer

Long ago, human subgroups migrated then evolved isolated in various regions of planet Earth. Some of the readily observable results of those prehistoric migrations are people of different skin colors, speaking different languages, having many different customs/societal norms, being of varying sizes and displaying characteristic subgroup facial features. As trade and travel continued increasing over long periods of… Read More »