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Wednesday, February 06, 2013  From pulled pork and ribs to brisket with a homemade rub, Fatback's Smokin' Racks has become a familiar name to those who crave good barbeque.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  More than a thousand people brought their appetites to the area's biggest charity breakfast Saturday morning.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  The 56th annual Pork-A-Rama event will be at Unity High School in Mendon on Saturday, January 19.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  For the fourth year, the Butcher Block is offering $10 bundles of meat that will be donated to the Madonna House.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Cargill was cited with three safety violations for failing to protect workers from unexpected start-up of machines at its Beardstown pork processing facility.

Friday, August 24, 2012  Beardstown's Cargill plant is still in negotiations with its union, despite two rejected contract offers.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Will the drought cause an increase in the price of meat in the long term? Some experts think so and other are saying not so fast.

Saturday, June 16, 2012  The Sports Man's Club bar held its renowned Testicle Festival Saturday drawing in new participants.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  For our Facebook Story of the Day for November 9, there's a group in Iowa that claims bacon is as dangerous as smoking cigarettes.

Friday, October 21, 2011  Fall is officially upon us and with temperatures dropping into the lower 30s for over night lows, cooking outside might not be the first thing on your mind.

Wednesday, March 02, 2011  The Adams County Farm Bureau is teaming up with area farmers to help stock area food pantries with protein.

Friday, January 14, 2011 

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Local farmers say livestock producers use drugs *only* on an as-needed basis.  There are strict FDA guidelines to ensure those drugs are completely out of the animal's system before they ever head to a slaughterhouse.

Tuesday, November 03, 2009  Low pork prices combined with the soaring prices for feed, have farmers basically paying processors to take their hogs. In some cases they're going bankrupt because of the huge losses.

Friday, June 05, 2009  That's what one livestock expert says about continued bans on U.S. pork by China, Russian and more than a dozen other countries.