I read this interesting article in the Midwest Ag Journal titled, “Consumers spend less on meat when livestock is in the media”. Researchers from K-State and Purdue suggest that publicity of the livestock industry has had a negative impact on consumer demand. Their research assumes that public information will influence consumer perceptions of meat product […]
animal welfare
At the end of the day, nobody cares more about cattle than the person that gets up every day to take care of them
I’ve been meaning to post this article and have finally gotten around to it! I have heard Dr. Dan Thomson, Director of the Beef Cattle Institute and Associate Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State University, speak before about animal welfare, and he contributes a very good perspective specific to the beef […]
The Ag Industry Does Not Tolerate Animal Abuse
As some of you have heard, an awful video of animal abuse on a dairy farm in Ohio was release by Mercy for Animals (similar to PETA or HSUS) The video was terrible and made my stomach ache…just after watching about 20 secsion I had to turn it off. Consumers need to know that this […]
