Coverage dated September 6, 2026

Kentucky man with a red meat allergy turns to ostrich farming, serving others like him

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

The flightless bird’s meat, red in color and high in iron, has a look and taste similar to beef.

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. MyNorthwest

    A Kentucky man with a meat allergy was craving a burger. So he got into ostrich farming (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued — he had a personal motivation as someone who developed a life-threatening allergy to red meat, triggered by tick bites.

  2. Toledo Blade

    Kentucky man with a meat allergy was craving a burger so he got into ostrich farming (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    DANVILLE, Ky. — When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued — he had a personal motivation as someone who developed a life-threatening allergy to red meat, triggered by tick bites.

  3. Fortune

    ‘It tastes exactly like beef.’ For people with a life-threatening allergy to red meat, an ostrich burger can bring them to the verge of tears (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    The flightless bird’s meat, red in color and high in iron, has a look and taste similar to beef.

  4. The Oregonian

    Man with a meat allergy was craving a burger. So he got into ostrich farming (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    Tick bites triggered his life-threatening allergy to red meat.

  5. The Boston Globe

    A Kentucky man with a meat allergy was craving a burger. So he got into ostrich farming. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    DANVILLE, Ky. — When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich farm, he was more than intrigued — he had a personal motivation as someone who developed a life-threatening allergy to red meat, triggered by tick bites.

  6. Anchorage Daily News

    Kentucky man with a red meat allergy turns to ostrich farming, serving others like him (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The flightless bird’s meat, red in color and high in iron, has a look and taste similar to beef.

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