Historically Speaking By
Matt Sherman
Matt Sherman is the General Manager of Kern Meat Company in Saint Louis, Mo. In 2011, he earned a doctorate in American History and Comparative Political Development from Saint Louis University.
September 13, 2024 | Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware): The Embalmed Beef Scandal of 1898
August 09, 2024 | The Beef Industry on Prince Edward Island
June 13, 2024 | Herbert W. Mumford and the Establishment of Beef Grading in the U.S.
May 10, 2024 | The Many Names and Uses of the Pork Shoulder
April 26, 2024 | Henry Clay and the Importation of Hereford Cattle into America in 1817
February 09, 2024 | Foodways in Colonial Williamsburg
January 12, 2024 | Go Pack Go: Indian Packing Co. and the Green Bay Packers
December 15, 2023 | ‘Tis the Season for Boston’s Prime Rib
November 10, 2023 | The Thompson turkey: A Thanksgiving masterpiece
September 15, 2023 | “The Slickest Piece of Cattle Stealing:” The Beefsteak Raid of 1864
August 11, 2023 | The 50th Anniversary of the Meat Boycott of 1973
July 14, 2023 | Necessity is the Mother of Invention: The Case of the Cornish Game Hen
June 09, 2023 | Past meat marketing lessons for today’s meat marketing managers
April 21, 2023 | Aloha at First Bite: The Beef Industry on the Island of Hawai’i
March 10, 2023 | The origins of corned beef
January 13, 2023 | The Origins of Meat Inspection in the United States
July 06, 2022 | The origins of the Porterhouse steak
June 03, 2022 | Historically speaking: Fixing consumer trust in the meat industry
