Hormel is leading the way into such advancements, in meat research. ... Such microwave able meats can cost as much as $7.99 per pound. This is more than double the cost of a raw pound of the same meat that has not been pre-cooked. ... Excel Corp., the beef-processing unit of Cargill, who is known as a privately held grain processor, has expanded with a plant just outside Atlanta. ... Actually, it turns out supermarkets are eager to let somebody else stock their meat. ...

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Consequently, the industrial process has resulted in the loss of the original morals of small farms. ... As the groundcover and topsoil are lost, plant life cannot be sustained and the ecosystem in that area is destroyed (Bunton). ... Livestock farmers do use antibiotics and growth hormones to produce plumper and leaner meats (Pearlstein). ... The resulting pollutants and waste cannot be processed by nature as quickly as they are produced. ...

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