CBS Pork Report & Adult Family Homes Review

CBS Pork Report & Adult Family Homes Review

CBS Pork Report & Adult Family Homes Review plus Food Forethought. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.

Last night the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric began a two-part report on antimicrobial use in food-animal production. The reports look at both meat and poultry production. The National Pork Producers Council’s Dave Warner says the segments are highly critical of livestock and poultry production. Indiana pork producer and past president of the Indiana Pork Producers Randy Curless.

CURLESS: I am not aware of any adverse effects in reality. What I am aware of is some of the allegations that they’ve made and we’ve been reading about this for years and years.

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has asked the Department of Social and Health Services to review its oversight of the adult family home industry. She has requested a review of every case mentioned in a series in The Seattle Times about problems with caregivers and incidents of mistreatment. DSHS licenses owners to rent out bedrooms and provide meals and care for up to six residents. The department announced several changes Tuesday. Among other things, homeowners must post any DSHS investigative reports for residents, family members and visitors to read. DSHS also will publish its investigations of adult homes on its Web site.

Now with today’s Food Forethought, here’s Lacy Gray.

Well, you know you’re getting too dependent on your morning “caffeine jump start” when you’re ready to call in sick to work because the coffee maker’s little red “heart light” has gone out. That was the situation at my house this past week. We have a routine every morning that starts with my husband, bless his little heart, getting the morning paper and making sure the coffee is well on its way to percolated perfection. This particular morning he was met with no little red light, no wonderful smell of fresh brewed coffee wafting up the stairs and one wife ready to cancel the day because of it! Now I know that sounds a little extreme, but I also know I’m not the only one who feels that way. Our son did some pretty major grumbling about it as he stumbled through the kitchen. Thanks to some fast thinking on his part and some kitchen cupboard rearranging my hubby was able to find the old enamel stove top percolator that we acquired several years back and pretty soon it was bubbling away on the stove; peace was restored, the day was saved. In fact, the coffee tastes pretty good done on the stove top, we just might skip getting a replacement for that fancy schmancy coffee maker.  Nah, the company said the new one should be here in six weeks, and I’m counting down the days.

Thanks Lacy. That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.

 

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