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Firefighters respond to smoke, flames coming from inside Illinois pork-processing plant - WHBF - OurQuadCities.com

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Firefighters are investigating after a fire broke out at a Smithfield Foods plant in Monmouth Thursday night.

Around 6:45 p.m., they responded to a call of smoke and flames coming from inside the plant.

Firefighters managed to keep the fire from spreading.

The Illinois State Fire Marshal is now looking into how it started.

No one was hurt.

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Wareham: Expedition Beef - Drovers Magazine

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My dad, Jared Wareham, has written this column for close to a decade now. Much of that time, I have been blessed to travel alongside him as he has journeyed across North America working in the beef industry. In my 14 years, 14 and a half to be exact, I have discovered many great parts of our industry. From Connecticut to Idaho, Montana clear down to near Mexico, my sisters and I have come to appreciate and know the value of agriculture and the role this great industry plays in feeding the world.  

I’ve come to love the sweet smell of silage and the wonderfully weird taste of steam flaked corn. Though they be brief, I’ve made many a friend with steers in feedyards of all sizes. Through these relationships, I have learned the value of technology. Innovation has a clear impact on a producer’s ability to care for the animals in their feedlot, as well as create more high-quality food with less. The same can be said for the dairies and calf ranches I’ve visited. The ingenuity put into recycling waste into bedding and irrigation water has opened my eyes to the lengths businesses can go to increase sustainability. Not to mention I love baby calves. 

My time on ranches has shown me animal care is more layered than consumers realize. The hours of hard labor, long nights in the calving barn, and the investments made in technologies, such as equipment and medicines, is a fraction of what it takes to make food responsibly. Proper health practices at every stage of production is critical to keeping animals safe, hungry and efficient. Appropriate use of antibiotics shouldn’t scare consumers; it should be applauded. I now truly appreciate the value of good pen riders with his or her ranch horse and working cow dogs. The art of detecting sickness before it breaks cannot be overstated. 

Public school has helped me realize how foreign agriculture is to kids in my generation. Most don’t understand how complex feeding people really is. I was overwhelmed myself when my dad started dragging me around with him, and I’ve grown up working with my family in a cow-calf operation. If I struggled to fully understand and appreciate the size and scope of our industry, as well as the detail and precision used every day, I’m not surprised those with no connection to ag feel the same. For example, as I began to write this article, I prodded a few of my friends with no link to agriculture about their knowledge of beef production. I received responses such as, “Cows are big and give us milk,” or “They look cute when they wear sunglasses.” 

I see a real need to help my generation understand their food doesn’t magically appear on store shelves. That gorgeously marbled steak cooked to a perfect medium rare is a product of hard work, technology and responsible animal care. It’s important to advocate and share agriculture’s story — better yet, your agriculture story. Sharing your stories could spark an interest in others, and they might start to seek answers about our industry. If we don’t actively share, what are the odds they will capture this knowledge on their own? 

My “Expedition Beef” experiences have turned me into a superfan of our industry. Each perspective and individual contribution is an important chapter, and by being an advocate for ag, we write a novel for others that illustrates the efforts and ingenuity it takes to fill grocery stores. I plan to challenge myself to share my story. In the future, when I ask classmates questions about beef production, I hope to hear responses such as, “I had a fillet last night, and it was lit — no cap. I wish I could tell the rancher that it was bussin’.”

wareham headshotMikah Wareham, a middle school student from Missouri, lives on her family’s cow-calf operation. She loves her horses, dogs and traveling with her father visiting cattle ranches and feedyards. Mikah wants
to share her perspectives and experiences to connect her generation to agriculture’s story.  

Jared Wareham is the North American business development manager for ABS NuEra. He has been involved in the cattle industry for over two decades, in business development roles growing genetics-focused companies that service producers along the beef value chain by driving the integration of precision-based production.

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May Is Beef Month, PA! Let's Celebrate - Hoard's Dairyman

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The information below has been supplied by dairy marketers and other industry organizations. It has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hoard’s Dairyman.
Each May, the Pennsylvania Beef Council (PBC) celebrates beef producers and consumers alike for the entire month. This year, May is Beef Month efforts will be aimed at giving back to communities and families across the state through a campaign to support PA Eats! PA Eats is a non-profit organization that helps to showcase Pennsylvania’s unique food culture and supports member food banks across the state.

The PBC has planned several programs and projects to highlight beef as our favorite protein throughout the month. One of the most notable, is an effort to support PA Eats mission, which is feeding Pennsylvania families. The PBC has a limited edition, specially designed EAT BEEF t-shirt for sale via their SquadLocker store. All proceeds from the t-shirt will be directly donated to PA Eats to further support their efforts to fund member food banks.

In addition to the t-shirt campaign, two hands and pans style videos will highlight beef as an affordable protein that can be utilized in a multitude of recipes; including a cook once, eat twice recipe dish where home cooks can prepare a roast and enjoy multiple family meals.

The PBC efforts for May is Beef Month highlight the Beef Checkoff’s work to educate consumers about beef and to promote beef as a safe, affordable, nutritious product. In addition to the PA Eats campaign, look for beef to appear on-screen via digital streaming and traditional TV. PBC has a producer celebration campaign that will be targeted to producer audiences via YouTube streaming and traditional TV commercials with WJAC in their Central PA market.

Whether you’re a beef producer, consumer or supporter, May is the time to celebrate all things beef! To keep up with all of the May is Beef Month programming, follow the PBC on Facebook or visit our website at www.pabeef.org.

To learn more, contact Courtney Gray at cgray@pabeef.org or 1-888-4BEEFPA.

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Learning opportunities in pork industry - Successful Farming

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Several opportunities are available from the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence (USPCE), says Chelsey Van Genderen, program manager.

The Swine Science Online program offers 16 swine industry specific, 1-credit courses. The program is taught by a leading instructor in the specific course topic. Students include traditional, university students as well as adult learners using the courses for continuing education or career change opportunities. Students can take one credit a la carte, or as a sequence. The U.S. Pork Center of Excellence offers a 12-credit Swine Science Online Industry Certificate. 

Swine Science Online is the first-ever undergraduate program of its kind. It offers students who have a specific interest in swine science an opportunity to pursue a specific undergraduate degree. It is an educational and training program for future pork professionals who will help to pork industry by inspiring career interest through academics and application.  

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USPCE was established in 2005 to add value to the pork industry by facilitating research and learning for U.S. pork producers through national collaboration. It brings a higher level of cooperation and collaboration among universities, the pork production industry, and government. Due to budget restraints, many universities have had to reconsider their role in providing pork producer clientele with the necessary research, education and information, says Van Genderen.

Another educational program by USPCE is Destination Pork, a comprehensive curriculum designed to expose high school students to pork industry jobs and career opportunities to interest them down the road. There are currently two pathways available through the program, which is to be an instructor-led experience. This program is to serve as an Introduction to Agriculture course.

USPCE is also requesting proposals for its Swine Research and Education Experience (SREE). This program seeks to expand undergraduate and veterinary student participation in research and education projects relevant to the swine industry. The objectives of the program are: 1) expose students to swine research and education, 2) recruit and attract student to seek careers within the swine industry, and 3) provide a support mechanism for development of future swine research and education leaders. Students from all applicable discipline areas are eligible for consideration. Through the development and completion of a mentored research or education project, students will gain pork science and industry exposure, obtain personal experiences in swine research and education, and develop problem-solving skills. University faculty or staff will collaborate and mentor the student in the identification, development, and completion of the project.

The inspiration for the SREE program is to attract students to swine related research or educational careers who might not otherwise consider those aspirations. The projects are encouraged to involve students at early stages in their college experience. SREE projects may be carried out during the academic year.

The proposal submission deadline is Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at 5PM CT. Projects must be submitted through the normal grant proposal system of the institution/college involved. Proposal reviews will be completed, and notifications made by August 15, 2021. Project initiation can be expected to begin as early as September 1, 2021 and projects are to be completed including submission of final report by May 31, 2022.

For more information on specific RFP requirements, please visit here.

In addition, USPCE has a Pork Information Gateway (PIG). PIG is a free, web-based library for the U.S. pork industry. The online library provides the industry with fact sheets, “how-to” guides, videos and other resources that are broken down into eight categories. The USPCE works with up to four graduate/post-doctoral students to serve as year-long editors and content creators for specific categories on the PIG. This work is overseen by the faculty mentor/supervisor. Each $20,000 award will be used by a faculty mentor/supervisor to help support one of the above listed students. These funds are renewable for an additional year after review. PIG RFP Information: The application deadline is May 15, 2021. Proposals should not be more than five pages. Selected editors will be notified by June 15, 2021. Program begins Fall 2021. 

For more information on specific RFP requirements, please visit here. 

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DIVAS ON A DIME: Easy pork carnitas are perfect for Cinco de Mayo - pvtimes.com

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Melt-in-your-mouth, flavorful and juicy with irresistible caramelized crunchy bits, this pork carnitas is brimming with classic flavors like Mexican oregano, cumin, chili powder and a surprising bright note of citrus. I’m so excited to share this divine recipe, just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

Carnitas means “little meats” in Spanish and is Mexico’s version of pulled pork. This recipe yields restaurant quality pork at a fraction of restaurant costs. It uses very inexpensive cuts of heavily marbled pork that is slow roasted for hours (or cooked in a pressure cooker, instructions below) until the meat is completely tender. The pork is cooked so well it completely falls apart and practically shreds itself. Before serving, the meat is broiled and caramelized to make those signature delicious crispy bits.

Carnitas can be the star of your taco Tuesday, nacho platter, build your own burrito bar, or served simply with a fork, some salsa, and a lot of napkins.

Choosing the right cut of pork is essential for the tender juicy quality we’re looking for. This recipe doesn’t work with lean meats, so no lean pork loin and for the love of all that is holy, don’t try this with chicken breast! You’ll want pork shoulder or pork butt, with or without bone. Incidentally, they’re the exact same cut of meat from the shoulder of the pig. The name “butt” comes from Colonial days, when butchers in the Boston area would pack the pork shoulder in barrels they called butts. One reason this cut is so perfect is the fat melts into the meat during cooking adding moisture and great flavor. Another benefit of this cut is the cost, as the shoulder is one of the least expensive cuts often on sale for under a dollar per pound. Frugal and fabulous!

One more thing, this recipe calls for Mexican oregano, which is entirely different from regular Mediterranean oregano. Mexican oregano is earthy and grassy with citrus notes and is related to lemon verbena. Mediterranean oregano is more subtle and related to the mint family. You can find Mexican oregano in the ethnic spice section of the grocery store, usually under a dollar.

PORK CARNITAS

Yield: 6 servings

What You’ll Need:

4 pounds pork shoulder (also known as ‘pork butt’)

1 lime – juice and zest

½ orange – juice and zest

1 tablespoon ground cumin

1 tablespoon dried Mexican oregano

2 teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 cup broth (chicken, beef, or vegetable) *for pressure cooking method only

Here’s How:

Cut the pork shoulder into big chunks, about 4-inches and place in the crock pot. Add the zest and juice of the lime and half an orange and stir to coat the meat in the liquid. In a small bowl mix the cumin, oregano, salt, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper. Sprinkle the seasoning evenly over the meat, stirring until the meat is well coated.

Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 7-8 hours. Just wait until you can smell this slice of heaven! When it’s cooked, using a slotted spoon, remove the pork to a rimmed baking sheet (covered in foil or with cooking spray).

Pour the liquid from the crock pot into a small saucepan and boil to reduce until thickened. Pour this lovely liquid over the pork and shred with two forks, coating the meat with the sauce. Turn on the broiler and place the pan o’goodness under the broiler until some of the edges are brown and crispy, about 5 minutes. But keep your eye on it because burning a pan filled with this amazing stuff would be a crime.

Pressure cooker (Instant Pot) method: Follow the instructions in the first paragraph above. Place the meat in your cooker and add one cup of broth. Lock the lid and set the steam release vent to the sealed position. Press the “manual” button and set the timer on high pressure for 40 minutes. When the time is up let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes. Then manually release remaining pressure by moving the steam release vent to the “venting” position. Follow the instructions for broiling the meat above.

This recipe is so easy but please don’t skip the last step. Caramelizing the meat under the broiler to concentrate the flavors is what takes this dish over the top. Buen Provecho!

Lifestyle expert Patti Diamond is the recipe developer and food writer of the website “Divas On A Dime – Where Frugal, Meets Fabulous!” Visit Patti at www.divasonadime.com and join the conversation on Facebook at DivasOnADimeDotCom. Email Patti at divapatti@divasonadime.com

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Pork Producers Say Prop 12 Negates Science and Biden's Climate Goals - Pork Magazine

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Pork Processors Gear Up for Slowdown - Food Processing

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Artificial Insemination Helps Beef Producers Stay Ahead of the Competition - Lancaster Farming

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Beef producers have long strived to achieve top genetics in their herds, and for decades they relied solely on herd bulls to give them desirable traits such as feed efficiency, carcass merit and faster growth rates.

Today, the reliance on herd bulls is still the dominant choice in the beef industry, but producers are utilizing another option — artificial insemination — to fine-tune genetic quality.

The practice is becoming more common, and its popularity was hastened by the dairy industry.

According to Brian Boyer, a technician supervisor for Premier Select Sires in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, the use of beef semen in AI has increased significantly, in large part due to dairy farmers crossbreeding their cows with beef. As the value of Holstein heifers declined, more milk producers began using beef semen on their cows, producing crossbred calves with beef traits that command a higher price. Inadvertently, the change forced beef producers to take a hard look at the genetic quality of their calves.

The influx of beef-cross calves from the dairy industry created competition with beef producers, who need to focus on genetics in order to stay ahead of the curve. To do so, more beef producers are turning to AI, Boyer said.

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The use of artificial insemination is increasing among beef producers, partly due to market competition from beef-cross calves produced by the dairy industry.

“It pays for a beef producer to focus on quality genetics because of what’s going on with the dairy beef crosses,” he said. “In the past two years, as dairy got more involved in beef, the AI end of it has grown by leaps and bounds. We have areas that doubled on the units of beef semen being used.”

Tara Felix, a Penn State professor and Extension beef specialist, said demand for AI services from the beef industry has been increasing 6% to 8% annually.

Penn State is focused on improving beef quality in the state, Felix said, and AI is a crucial component of that goal.

“Artificial insemination is important to the beef industry because, over the years, our reliance on natural service and the lengthy generational interval of cattle has meant that our genetic progress as an industry has been slow compared to other industries,” she said. “We need technologies like AI to remain competitive in the animal protein market space.”

Advantages of AI

Breeding a Strong Foundation for Hereford Cattle

In addition to remaining competitive with the beef production coming from dairy, AI offers other advantages for beef producers.

Dr. Patrick Comyn, who owns Virginia Herd Health Management Services in Madison, Virginia, said the biggest advantage with AI is the immediacy of the breeding season.

“The calves from the AI-bred cows are advanced by days or weeks compared to a herd bull,” Comyn said. “Calves grow 2 pounds per day, and if it takes 10 days, for example, for a bull to breed a cow, that 10-day head start with AI equals 20 pounds for that calf.”

Another advantage with AI, he added, is it reduces the need for costly herd bulls. Citing the large Angus operations of Virginia as an example, if a 100-head herd is bred with AI — which has a conception rate of 50% to 60% — it means 50-60 cows don’t need to be serviced by a bull.

“Instead of needing enough bulls for 100 head, you need bulls for 40 to 50 head. You don’t need the bull power when using AI, and it saves you money,” he said.

A third benefit is that the genetic advantage in the semen of outstanding bulls can be purchased at a reasonable price.

“With AI, you can buy a bull and use it to breed a lot of cows. It makes sense for small operations as well, because replacing a herd bull with AI is one less mouth to feed,” Comyn said.

Still, it does take some effort to achieve the genetic benefits of AI. Handling facilities are needed to breed a cow, such as a chute system and head catch. Boyer said there are a variety of options for producers of all sizes, and a chute for a small farm could cost $2,000. Dairy headlocks are a suitable option as well, he said.

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While the use of AI in beef does offer genetic advantages, it also requires producers to have handling equipment on site. A chute system with head latch, or even standard headlocks, will suffice.

“My backyard producers with 12 cows still find it important to have a handling system, and it’s useful not only for AI, but managing herd health as well,” he said.

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As far as common beef breeds being offered through a semen straw, Comyn said Angus is tops in Virginia, followed by Simmental.

Felix said Angus is the most popular in Pennsylvania, but there is demand from the dairy industry for Simmental and Limousin.

On the East Coast, Red Angus is increasing in popularity due to the strong maternal instincts of the breed, Boyer said. Simmental ranks close to Angus because of the slightly increased muscle, he added, and a cross between the two is often sought after by producers.

“You’re seeing more SimAngus bulls in the AI industry for the muscle shape from a Simmental and the marketing benefit of an Angus,” Boyer said. “As you move toward Connecticut and Maine, I see more pockets of Hereford, but the Angus is still dominant there as well.”

Another cross that could soon generate attention is Angus-Charolais. The Charolais breed has a lot to offer with muscle shape, Boyer said, but when crossed with an Angus the calves have a brown tint as opposed to being black.

“On the sale end they’re discounted because of hide color, but I think we’ll see Charolais crosses be more of a driving force because of the carcass traits,” he said.

And when it comes to staying ahead of competition in the form of beef crosses from the dairy industry, carcass traits such as ribeye shape and marbling are more important today than ever before.

The best way to achieve those traits, according to Boyer, is with AI.

“It’s important to keep up the genetic value of those market traits, and packers will pay higher premiums for an animal with 100% beef genetics,” he said. “A straight-bred beef is more efficient because they’re growth focused, and they’ll always outperform a cross-bred dairy beef.”

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May is Beef Month with Courtney Love | Videos | lancasterfarming.com - Lancaster Farming

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Lancaster Farming special sections editor Courtney Love gives us a tour of her family's beef farm in Berk's County, Pennsylvania, where they raise Simmental/Angus on their cow calf operation.

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Food Website Epicurious Got Beef With Beef - Forbes

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As news outlets increased their coverage of climate change in recent years, many food publications began questioning how to tackle the issue.

Food production is responsible for one-quarter of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. While some media opted to rank the environmental impacts of different produce, or advice on how to use leftovers, food and recipe website Epicurious has now revealed it took the bold decision of abandoning its beef coverage.

Leaving beef behind

The award-winning Epicurious, a Condé Nast digital publication, has so far created more than 30,000 professionally tested recipes, in addition to the 150,000 member-submitted recipes.

In a decision taken in late 2019 and only publicly revealed this month, the editorial team chose to limit beef as much as possible in Epicurious’ recipes and its social media feeds. Emissions from livestock account for about 14% of total greenhouse gas emissions, having a drastic environmental impact on water and soil use: “Abstaining from beef is a straightforward and effective way to lower one’s personal carbon footprint,” wrote Epicurious senior editor Maggie Hoffman and digital director emeritus David Tamarkin.

Searching through the website, it is possible to find over 50 different ways to make a burger, without the traditional beef patty. For Epicurious editors, amending their grocery list and editorial agenda was a way to show that readers and consumers need a helping hand in changing their behavior, and that they are willing to take the advice: “When America’s annual grilling holiday rolled around, we set our fires on cauliflower and mushrooms, not steaks and hot dogs. The traffic and engagement numbers on these stories don’t lie: When given an alternative to beef, American cooks get hungry,” the editors remarked

Epicurious’ editors noted that cutting beef is not a silver bullet and each and every product  has significant environmental costs: “The conversation about sustainable cooking clearly needs to be louder; this policy is our contribution to that conversation,” they added. Epicurious did not have any further comment to make when reached by this publication.

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Developing Ingredients

Aside from climate change shaping consumers’ behavior, Covid-19 has contributed in bringing changes on how we eat, while shaping the future of the food business. Tackling these crises offers new opportunities for food product developers.

According to The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), to win in the current marketplace, product developers must innovate around the new macro trends of self-care and disease prevention.

Consumption of red meat has been linked with increased risks of heart disease, colorectal cancer and diabetes, adding health considerations to the list of reasons why one may consider removing it from their diet.

IFT places “New Crop of Plant-Based Foods” among this year’s top 10 food trends. In the U.S., sales of alternative meats and poultry are projected to grow from $1.3 billion in 2020 to $2 billion by 2024, according to leading wellness-focused data technology company SPINS. A recent analysis from the American consulting firm ATKarney estimated that, by 2040, only 40% of the meat consumed will come from traditional animal sources; 35% will be lab-grown, and 25% will be vegan meat.

In 2020, the food industry looked at how to limit loss and stay afloat. Now major players, including General Mills, Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, Danone, and Kellogg’s, have announced changes to refocus and accelerate their new product innovation programs for 2021.

It’s not just producers who’ll need to adapt to new consumer habits—food publications and cookbooks will need to change, too. Epicurious might be pioneering the future of food writing, meanwhile it provides us some food for thought.

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A Vietnamese tradition, Banh-Mi, is a pulled pork sub sandwich | - Apopka Chief

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From a contribution from the Pasture Prime Family Farm in Summerfield to Field to Feast, we have a Vietnamese recipe for Banh-Mi, which is a traditional Vietnamese submarine sandwich that includes meat and crunchy vegetables.

It calls for braised pork. If you are not familiar with the term ‘braising,’ it means ‘to cook meat or vegetables by browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered container.’ In addition, you might have to find a couple of ingredients you may not have in your pantry.

A cautionary note here: when you “rub spice mixture into pork shoulder,” use rubber gloves… or be prepared to deal with “hot” hands for a few hours; and, don’t rub your eyes!

Jeanell Rogers’ Perfect Roast Beef from First Presbyterian Church of Apopka’s Treasures and Pleasures is always a big hit. Just choose a good roast to start with and use a meat thermometer to make sure the temperature is where you want it when it is done.

Here are Bonnie Werley’s Teriyaki Chicken Wings we found in First Presbyterian Church of Apopka’s Treasures and Pleasures cookbook.

We have a glazed, spiced carrots dish from Savannah Style for you.

Kyle Walkup’s Lemon Bread is from A Taste of Heaven by our friends at First Presbyterian of Punta Gorda. It is delicious.

Apopka Citizen Police Alumni Association’s Sharing Our Finest Cookbook shares with us Earl Coell’s Orange Fritters.

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SUMMERFIELD,

PULLED PORK BANH-MI

Recipe from Field to Feast

PORK:

2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar

2 tablespoons Chinese five-spice powder

2 tablespoons coarse salt

1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper

5- to 7-pound boneless pork shoulder

BRAISING LIQUID:

1 cup chicken broth

1/4 cup fish sauce

1/4 cup lime juice

4 cloves garlic, smashed

2 shallots, thinly sliced

1 tablespoon sriracha (Asian hot chili sauce), or to taste

FOR SERVING:

Baguette sandwich rolls

Sliced fresh jalapenos

Fresh cilantro

Sliced cucumbers

PREPARE THE RUB AND MARINATE THE PORK:

Combine brown sugar, five-spice powder, salt, and pepper in small bowl.

If there is a very thick section of fat on the pork, slice away some of if, leaving a moderate layer.

Rub spice mixture into pork shoulder until well coated.

Place pork in a medium roasting pan. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.

BRAISE THE PORK:

Combine chicken broth, fish sauce, lime juice, garlic, shallots, and sriracha in a large measuring cup. Set aside.

Remove pork from refrigerator and set aside at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Uncover pork and pour braising liquid into roasting pan. Re-cover with foil and roast until an instant-read thermometer reaches 180 degrees Fahrenheit, about six to eight hours, depending on thickness of shoulder. Remove pork from braising liquid. Pour liquid into a fat separator, or skim excess fat from surface of liquid and discard.

Shred pork with two forks. Pile meat inside a baguette. Top with jalapeno, cilantro, cucumbers, and a drizzle of braising liquid.

JEANELL ROGERS’

PERFECT ROAST BEEF

Recipe from 1990

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First Presbyterian Church of Apopka,

Treasures and Pleasures cookbook

If the roast chosen is good, well marbled with fat, and is from one of the choice cuts, the less you do to it, the better it will taste. Allow the meat to arrive at room temperature. Wipe and rub well with salt and pepper. Place the roast fat side up in an open pan without water. If roast needs fat, fasten extra suet over top with string or skewers. Place the meat in hot oven 500 degrees for 20 minutes to sear. Do NOT open oven door. Reduce heat to 300 degrees and roast for 16 minutes per pound for rare beef or 22 minutes per pound for well-done beef. Should you use a meat thermometer, it will read 180 degrees for a well-done roast.

BONNIE WERLEY’S

TERIYAKI CHICKEN WINGS

Recipe from 1990

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1/3 cup lemon juice concentrate

1/4 cup catsup

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon pepper

3 pounds chicken wing drumettes or chicken wings cut at joints with wing tips removed

Combine all ingredients except chicken. Mix well. Place chicken in shallow baking dish or ZipLok bag. Pour marinade over. Seal and refrigerate overnight, turning occasionally. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Arrange chicken on rack in shallow baking pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes, basting occasionally until golden brown. Can be served as hors d’oeuvres.

OLDE PINK HOUSE

SPICED CARROTS WITH

MOCK HOLLANDAISE SAUCE

Recipe from Savannah Style,

a Cookbook by The Junior League of Savannah, Inc.

A specialty of The Pink House

Restaurant and Tavern –

12 large carrots

Salt to taste

Several cloves

Dash of cinnamon

Rind of one lemon

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup butter

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1 tablespoon water

Dash of sherry if desired

Peel amount of carrots desired to serve. (This recipe uses 12 large carrots.) Slice each carrot diagonally in three to four pieces. Place in saucepan and  cover with water. Add salt, several cloves, a dash of cinnamon and the rind of a lemon. Bring to a boil and cook until carrots are tender. Pour off part of the water leaving enough for a glaze. Add 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter for approximately 12 large carrots and enough cornstarch (1 tablespoon cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water) for a good glaze. Reheat until carrots are glazed thoroughly. Add a dash of sherry, if desired.

SAUCE:

2 cups mayonnaise

Juice of one lemon

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 cup prepared mustard

TOPPING:

Dried fruits and nuts (see below)

Parsley (see below)

Mix thoroughly and warm in a double boiler. Serve glazed carrots with sauce on top and sprinkle with diced coconut, raisins, sliced almonds and chopped parsley.

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Recipe from First Presbyterian Church of Punta Gorda,

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1 cup margarine

2 cups sugar

4 eggs

3 cups flour, sifted

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

Grated rind of one lemon

1 cup nuts, chopped

Lemon Syrup:

Juice of three lemons

1 cup confectioner’s sugar

Cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs one at a time and blend. Sift together: flour, salt, and soda. Add sifted ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, lemon rind and nuts. Pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

While bread bakes, combine lemon juice and confectioner’s sugar. When bread is finished baking, pour lemon syrup over hot bread. Yield two loaves. It can be frozen.

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1 cup flour

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, beaten

2/3 cup milk

Mix flour, sugar and salt. Add milk slowly. Gradually add eggs. Peel and separate orange sections (remove seeds). Dip sections in batter and fry in deep 375 degree fat for 3 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain and sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.

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It’s the stuff of New Jersey legend: a simple, straightforward processed meat that’s perfect for sandwiches and lunches on the go. And this meat has spurred one of the most spirited debates in the state’s history. Read on to learn about the history of Taylor ham and pork roll and why New Jersyans are passionate about what the proper term for the cured meat is.

The Creation of Taylor Ham

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Pork roll, also known as Taylor Ham, was developed by John Taylor in Trenton in 1856. Taylor was a state Senator and well-known businessman from Hamilton Square, and he invented the cured meat with a mix of spices, salt, a sugar cure, and preservatives, and smoked it before packaging it. 

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He put it on the market as “Taylor’s Prepared Ham,” but later renamed it as the “Original Taylor Pork Roll”, after he was forced to take out the word ham because, according to sources, the cured meat in the tube-like casing did not meet the requirements to be considered “ham.” The definition of ham was, in fact, established by the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, and made John Taylor’s creation merely a “lunch meat.” 

Rebranding

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The rebranding caused an issue for John Taylor and his company {established as Taylor Provisions in 1939}, as they scrambled to trademark the new name, pork roll, for its cured, smoked creation. It would prevent other companies from competing with the product, and make Taylor’s ham the only pork roll on the market. 

Of course, the trademark didn’t work and, soon, versions of Taylor Provisions’ creations began popping up across New Jersey. Now, Case Pork Company, Mercer Meats, Thumann’s, and Kohler Provisions, among others, also produce pork rolls, but most true Jerseyans will call Taylor’s Provisions the originator. 

George Washington Case of Case Pork Company started selling hickory-smoked pork rolls from his farm in Belle Mead, Somerset County, in 1870, just over a decade after John Taylor started producing it. 

Now, both Taylor’s Provisions and Case Pork Company are headquartered in Trenton, which unofficially makes our state’s capital the center of the pork roll vs. Taylor ham debate. 

Becoming a Phenomenon

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The cured meat has now grown into a statewide phenomenon and can be found in almost every deli in New Jersey. It has even popped up in Pennsylvania and Maryland. 

So, which name do we call it? Officially, is it Taylor ham or pork roll? According to Taylor Provisions, the names are used interchangeably. While most of North Jersey refers to it as Taylor ham, South Jersey and Philadelphia call it pork roll. 

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For now, the answer of what to call the deliciously salty breakfast sandwich meat is still up in the air because we know better than to say “both are correct” is a good answer in New Jersey. 

But, if it’s any sort of consolation or settlement for the debate, Peter Genovese offers up a simple observation in Thrillist: All Taylor ham is pork roll, but not all pork roll is Taylor ham. Basically, because of the competing companies, you can have a pork roll that is not Taylor ham, but you cannot have a Taylor ham that isn’t pork roll. 

But, if there’s one thing we know for sure, it’s this: New Jersey is, without a doubt, the Taylor ham/pork roll capital of the United States and, probably, the world. 

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Pork Plants Face Slower Hog Slaughter After Court Ruling - The Wall Street Journal

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The U.S. pork industry faces a new speed limit on hog slaughtering, the result of a court ruling that worker groups welcomed and industry officials warned could disrupt farmers and processing plants.

The U.S. Agriculture Department has notified pork processors that plants running at higher speeds should prepare to process no more than 1,106 hogs an hour, meat industry executives said. That guidance follows a March federal court ruling that found the USDA, which regulates meatpacking plants, hadn’t fully assessed how faster processing affects worker safety.

Slowing the lines that slaughter hogs and disassemble carcasses would affect some of the U.S. pork industry’s biggest plants, including facilities owned by JBS USA Holdings Inc., Clemens Food Group, and Seaboard Corp. SEB -0.72% that together represent nearly a quarter of U.S. pork processing capacity. The shift would partially reverse the USDA’s 2019 revamp of hog slaughtering rules, representing a victory for labor unions and worker advocates who argued faster-moving processing lines challenge workers and inspectors to keep up, jeopardizing employee and food safety.

“You have three to four seconds to make your cut before another piece is in your spot,” said Kristin Kinsella, a former line worker and union steward at Seaboard’s Guymon, Okla., pork plant, which began increasing processing speeds in 2020.

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A Seaboard spokesman said employee safety is a priority and guiding principle for the company’s operations. The company is working with the USDA on processing speeds, he said. A JBS spokeswoman said the company, a unit of Brazilian meat giant JBS SA, would follow the USDA’s direction, and that worker safety is the company’s priority.

A USDA representative said the Biden administration is committed to worker and food safety and that it is reviewing the court’s decision on line speeds.

Under the Trump administration, the USDA allowed more pork plants to speed processing, saying data following a decadeslong pilot program showed faster line speeds didn’t threaten worker safety. Meat industry officials have argued that modern technology lets plants redeploy inspectors and workers, allowing plants to operate more efficiently and potentially lowering prices for consumers without sacrificing safety.

The North American Meat Institute, a trade group for meat processors, has called on the USDA to defend the faster speeds. Industry officials warned that slowing the faster-operating plants could leave the industry unable to process about 80,000 hogs a week, with pigs contracted for delivery to plants nearly a year in advance.

“It’s obviously going to have an impact on the market,” said Mark Dopp, the Meat Institute’s head of regulatory affairs. Slowing plants could saddle meatpacking companies with higher costs and any livestock backlog could cut into hog prices for farmers, he said.

The pork industry faced a more extreme version of that situation in the spring of 2020, when Covid-19’s rapid spread through meatpacking plants forced some of the industry’s biggest plants to shut down for weeks. That stranded hogs on farms and led farmers to euthanize tens of thousands, according to state records.

With a slowdown in pork processing due to Covid-related plant closures, hogs were stranded on farms and tens of thousands had to be euthanized in the spring of 2020. Pigs are seen at a farm near Le Mars, Iowa, on May 27, 2020.

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The USDA finalized a new inspection system for pork processors in late 2019, allowing participating plants to slaughter hogs faster than the 1,106-per-hour limit under previous federal regulations. Under the overhaul, which was voluntary for plant plants to adopt, some food inspection duties shifted to meat company employees, rather than federal inspectors.

A legal challenge by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and the advocacy group Public Citizen succeeded in March in overturning the processing line speed portion of the USDA’s new rules. The U.S. District Court in Minnesota gave the USDA 90 days to determine plans for processing plants already running at faster speeds.

The change would apply not just to plants that sought to increase their pace of processing since the 2019 rules went into effect, but also to plants that for years could operate faster under a prior pilot program that dated back to the Clinton administration, according to the Meat Institute and pork processors.

The Meat Institute has urged the USDA to appeal the March court ruling. If the USDA doesn’t, Mr. Dopp said, the agency should consider waivers for plants already running at the higher rates. The USDA could also propose new rules backed by more robust data showing that plants can operate faster and still be safe for employees and consumers, he said. The USDA declined to comment on those proposals.

The UFCW union would oppose such waivers, said Mark Lauritsen, the union’s international vice president for meatpacking. “Profits should not be put in front of and on top of workers,” he said.

While participating pork plants have had the ability to run at faster speeds, the daily pace of slaughtering often depends on staffing levels and other issues, like Covid-19 safety practices, industry officials said. Some pork plants capable of running at the higher speeds have chosen not to, like Smithfield Foods Inc.’s plant in Vernon, Calif., a company spokesman said.

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Pork producers in Sioux City.

Iowa Pork Producers held several events in Sioux City and the surrounding area Wednesday.

Aaron Juergens of Sunburst Family Farms near Carroll is the southwest director of the Iowa Pork Producers Association and says the past 12 months have reminded them of the importance of community, and he says there are still challenging months ahead, and everyone must continue working together to keep people safe.

Jeurgens also thanked Sioux City for supporting pig farmers. The Pork Producers gave away 1,100 pork loins in the parking lot of the Sioux City Explorers baseball team.
“That’s approximately 5,500 servings of pork. Each pound of pork is four servings of protein — so that’s nearly 22,000 meals for this area’s residents,” Jeurgens says.

He says they are also providing pork coupons at local grocery stores and pork appreciation baskets to some of the first responders. The Food Bank of Siouxland and the Sunnybrook Church of Hope Center Pantry also received pork donations. Sioux City’s Seaboard Triumph pork plant is one of the largest pork processing plants in the country.

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Best Pork With Grilled Sweet Potato “Fries” Recipe - How To Make Pork With Grilled Sweet Potato “Fries” - GoodHousekeeping.com

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pork with grilled sweet potato “fries”

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Serve juicy grilled pork chops and sweet potato fries with a spicy mint-walnut sauce for a summery weeknight dinner that comes together in 30 minutes!

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Yields: 4 servings

Total Time: 0 hours 30 mins

1/3 c.

walnuts

1

small clove garlic

1

small jalapeño, cut into pieces

1/2 c.

mint leaves

1 tbsp.

capers

Kosher salt and pepper

1 tbsp.

honey

1 tbsp.

lemon juice

3

large sweet potatoes, cut into 1-inch wedges

4

bone-in pork chops, about 1 inch thick

  1. Heat grill to medium. Make salsa verde: In a food processor, finely chop walnuts, garlic, jalapeño, mint leaves, capers and a pinch of salt. Pulse in honey, lemon juice and ⅓ cup oil. Set aside.
  2. Toss sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Brush pork chops with 2 teaspoons oil and season with ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper.
  3. Grill potatoes and pork chops on medium, covered, until pork is just cooked through and potatoes are tender, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Serve with salsa verde.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION (per serving): About 540 calories, 28.5 g fat (7 g saturated), 44 g protein, 440 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrates, 5 g fiber

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University of Minnesota Extension, along with Minnesota Beef Council, will host four online Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) and Secure Beef Supply (SBS) training sessions between April 20 and June 3.

All attendees must pre-register prior to the event. If you have any questions, contact Stacey Caughey at butle269@umn.edu.

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Cooking hub Epicurious faces backlash for boycotting beef in the name of climate conservation - Fox News

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Conde Nast food publication Epicurious announced it’s ditching all beef-related content as a pro-planet effort to promote sustainability and the movement is gaining some serious backlash from critics.

The Wall Street Journal released an editorial Wednesday criticizing the magazine’s decision to axe the bovine content and argued it will not solve climate change.

"Virtue signaling over red meat won’t make a difference on climate change," the Journal editorial board writes. "The editors concede as much, writing that ‘individual actions like choosing alt-meat—or mushrooms, or chickpeas—instead of the real thing can feel so small they’re essentially pointless.’"

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But according to Epicurious editors, ditching beef will give readers a leg-up in political preoccupations – a perspective WSJ considers a "progressive prod."

"Addressing climate change requires legislation, international cooperation, and buy-in from the corporate sector," Epicurious' David Tamarkin and Maggie Hoffman write. "Every time you abstain from beef at the grocery store or a restaurant, you send a signal—to the grocery store, yes, but also, and perhaps more influentially, to whomever you talk to about your decision."

Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy took to Twitter on Tuesday to publicly express her disapproval of politics snaking its way into a simple hobby like cooking.

"Goodbye @epicurious. It was fun learning to cook with you when I was a young bride. Unfortunately, I don’t like to mix cooking with my politics. By the way, if you’re really serious about saving the planet, don’t start with cows, start with #China, the world’s worst polluters."

Psychology professor Geoffrey Miller also put in his two cents via Twitter, questioning why Epicurious would just stick with beef if animal welfare is such a grave concern.

"If you're really concerned about animal welfare, you'd stop publishing recipes that include chicken (which imposes far more sentient suffering per pound of meat than beef does)," he tweeted.

Epicurious has been exceptionally vocal in their reply to recoil, releasing several statements on why cutting beef was the right decision for the publication. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States, Epi referenced, nearly 15% of greenhouse gas emissions derive from livestock while 61% of those emissions are traced back to beef.

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"It might not feel like much, but cutting out just a single ingredient—beef—can have an outsize impact on making a person’s cooking more environmentally friendly," the announcement reads.

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Digital food magazine Epicurious will no longer publish recipes featuring beef in what it says is an effort to help home cooks become more environmentally friendly.

The Condé Nast-owned publication announced the change in an article published Monday but revealed that it "actually pulled the plug on beef well over a year ago." Senior editor Maggie Hoffman and former digital director David Tamarkin explained that because of cattle's carbon footprint, cutting out — or even cutting down on — beef makes space for more climate-conscious recipes.

"We know that some people might assume that this decision signals some sort of vendetta against cows — or the people who eat them. But this decision was not made because we hate hamburgers (we don't!)," they wrote. "Instead, our shift is solely about sustainability, about not giving airtime to one of the world's worst climate offenders. We think of this decision as not anti-beef but rather pro-planet."

Going forward, the magazine will not feature beef in new recipes, articles, newsletters or social media content, though its previously published beef content will remain online and in archive-based recipe galleries.

It actually enacted this policy in the fall of 2019 and has published beef recipes only a "small handful of times" since then, as explained in an FAQ. Focusing on vegetarian alternatives for summer cookouts, for example, it has offered creative takes on meatless meat and grilled vegetables instead. Hoffman and Tamarkin said that readers had "rallied around the recipes we published in beef's place."

"The traffic and engagement numbers on these stories don't lie," they wrote. "When given an alternative to beef, American cooks get hungry."

So why beef, and why now? The editors outlined a number of their considerations, which all point to fighting climate change.

The single step of cutting out beef constitutes a big leap toward becoming more environmentally friendly, they explained. Citing an expert with the Natural Resources Defense Council, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, they said cattle contribute to climate change in multiple ways.

Those include the considerable quantity of corn and soybeans that is grown using pesticides and fertilizer to feed cattle; the amount of climate-polluting methane that cows release into the atmosphere; high rates of deforestation to make space for cows and the amount of water that is alternately needed to raise cattle and polluted as a result of runoff from their manure.

The editors noted that scaling back on beef is not in itself "a silver bullet," as most animals — and even dairy products — have their own environmental costs. But the cost of beef is especially high, they said.

Nearly 15% of greenhouse gas emissions globally come from livestock, with the vast majority of those traced back to beef specifically, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Cows are 20 times less efficient to raise than beans and roughly three times less efficient than poultry and pork.

Hoffman and Tamarkin said they decided to announce their decision now because beef consumption has risen in recent years, and they believe the "conversation about sustainable cooking clearly needs to be louder." They added that they hope the rest of American food media will join in.

While acknowledging that the fight against climate change must involve state and federal policy changes, the magazine described its editorial decision as a form of policy itself. Plus, the editors said, individual actions — such as buying chickpeas or alt-meat instead of beef at the grocery store — add up, and send a signal to individuals, industries and policymakers.

"Epi's agenda is the same as it has always been: to inspire home cooks to be better, smarter, and happier in the kitchen," they wrote. "The only change is that we now believe that part of getting better means cooking with the planet in mind. If we don't, we'll end up with no planet at all."

The announcement came as the relationship between cattle and climate change was already in the spotlight for an unrelated controversy.

After an article by the British tabloid The Daily Mail falsely claimed last week that President Joe Biden's climate proposals would enact limits on Americans' red meat consumption, numerous conservative lawmakers and commentators took to Twitter and Fox News to voice their opposition to the alleged policy proposal.

The false claims were amplified by figures including Donald Trump Jr., Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Fox News hosts including Jesse Watters and John Roberts, who later acknowledged on air that the channel's coverage had "incorrectly implied" Biden's climate plan would restrict red meat consumption.

Tom Vilsack, the Biden administration's secretary of agriculture, dismissed those claims during a virtual briefing on Monday, as Politico reported.

"There's no desire, no effort, no press release, no policy paper — none of that — that would support the notion that the Biden administration is going to suggest that people eat less meat," he said. "Or that USDA has some program designed to reduce meat consumption. It's simply not the case."

Biden has pledged to do more to combat climate change in other ways, including announcing at last week's climate summit that the U.S. will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half, based on 2005 levels, by 2030.

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