Stanislaus County’s planning commission approved the environmental work Thursday for a tallow plant expansion but postponed a hearing on land use considerations. Darling Ingredients’ proposal to ...

Beef tallow is “rendered” fat, what results after the fatty tissue that surrounds a cow's organs has been removed, heated and clarified. Another name for beef tallow is “beef drippings.” (Photo by ...

Bryan Vander Dussen spent years as a dairy farmer before shifting to selling farm-raised beef. In the past year, he and his wife have been making another transition: Cooking up recipes in their ...

Expansion is proposed for the Darling Ingredients animal rendering plant on South Carpenter Road. Ken Carlson kcarlson@modbee.com Stanislaus County’s planning commission approved the environmental ...