Animal Welfare

BeefCast 0307 Show Notes:

• Should we as an industry be willing to negotiate with the Humane Society of the United States? The producers of Colorado explain their thoughts
• Are consumers still willing in these economic times to pay for premium beef brands?

BeefCast 0302 Show Notes:

• Philip Lobo, Animal Agriculture Alliance, provides perspectives on Proposition 2 passing in the state of California and what implications it may have for the rest of us in animal agriculture

BeefCast 0285 Show Notes:

• What effects will the current economic crisis have on your ability to secure credit when you need it?
• How do consumers feel about animal welfare and what attributes are they willing to pay more for in the grocery and restaurant?

BeefCast 0258 Show Notes:

• The conclusion of our conversation on animal welfare from the Cattle Industry Summer Conference features a question and answer session.

BeefCast 0257 Show Notes:

• Continuing our discussion of the beef and dairy industries response to animal handling concerns, this is part two of the recent Cattle Industry Summer Conference.

BeefCast 0256 Show Notes:

• With mainstream media grabbing a hold of various animal mistreatment videos, the beef and dairy industries are working together to get the positive messages heard. The Cattle Industry Summer Conference recently hosted the Joint Beef and Dairy Industry Symposium.

BeefCast 0240 Show Notes:

• Mhairi Sutherland, Animal Scientist at Texas Tech University, approaches animal welfare from a sustainable standpoint.
• The power and effectiveness of antioxidants is the focus of our conversation with Gretchen Hill, Michigan State University.
  

BeefCast 0237 Show Notes:

• What should the US policy be for ethanol and energy production? Matt Roberts, the Ohio State University, shares an economist perspective
• Don Lay, USDA, highlight the latest research on beef cattle welfare that the USDA is working on for you.

BeefCast 0221 Show Notes:

• HSUS has released another video on animal welfare neglect in the cattle industry. The target remains on downer cattle, but shifts to auction markets.
• Dr. Bob Smith, VRCS LLC., talks about the beef industry's response to animal welfare.
• Resources are available at BQA.org
  

BeefCast 0220 Show Notes:

• What are consumers saying about animal welfare in the beef industry? And what are they willing to pay more for? Dr. Bailey Norwood, Oklahoma State University, highlights a recent survey with some answers