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What do Consumers Want

What Consumers Want If you, as a consumer, had the opportunity to ask farmers and ranchers questions, what would you ask? Better yet, what would you like farmers and ranchers to know about you and your family’s food buying decisions? This AgChat convo brings in several consumers (@mz55qrf, @agrospheric, @RyanByrneTweets, @hoadlck, and @jay_kitchener) to find out what consumers want.

Dietitians Connected To Agriculture

Food and Ag, Panel with Registered Dietitians

Food and Ag How are farmers connected to dietitians and where do dietitians go to connect with farmers? This #FoodChat convo brings a panel of registered dietitians together with farmers and consumers to share thoughts on food and health.

DairyCast 0433 - NIAA's Asking If Food Animals Shall Continue To Have Access To Antibiotics?

DairyCast 0433 Show Notes:

Should animal agriculture continue to have access to antibiotics? This question and others was discussed by a wide range of stakeholders in the use of antibiotics in food animals under the leadership of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture. A panel including representatives from poultry, beef, dairy and swine logged in to share thoughts and answer questions in this Q&A audio.
Link to all presentations from NIAA's Antibiotic Use In Food Animals: A dialogue for a common purpose

2011 NIAA Antibiotic Use In Food Animals

2011 NIAA Antibiotic Use In Food Animals The use of antibiotics in animal agriculture fuels discussion based on few facts and much misinformation. Dispel many of those myths as you review these presentations from the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's 2011 Antibiotic Use In Food Animals conference, held October 26-27, 2011, Chicago, IL, USA.

DairyCast 0431 - What Are Top Consumer Concerns?

DairyCast 0431 Show Notes:

The U.S. Farmer & Rancher Alliance worked to reach across the aisle with the recent 'Food Dialogues Town Hall Meeting'. The nation wide conversation featured four locations and top agrimarketers, retailers and consumer advocates. Today we share a few comments from the opening session in Washington, D.C.
Link to the Food Dialogues Town Hall Meeting videos.

How Can Farmers Learn More About Consumer Perceptions?

Audio via DairyCast.com

Charlie Arnot, The Center for Food Integrity, provides an overview of the Food System Summit program October 25-26, 2011 in Chicago. Dr. Jason Clay, Senior Vice President, Market Transformations with the World Wildlife Fund, will present a keynote address during the Summit; Jim Moseley, Co-Chair, AGree Transforming Food & Ag Policy, will be the featured speaker; and Joe Quinn, Senior Director, Issue Management and Strategic Outreach for Walmart Corporate Affairs, will provide the closing keynote address.

DairyCast 0429 - Producer Meets Consumer At CFI's Food System Summit

DairyCast 0429 Show Notes:

CFI's Charlie Arnot overviews the Food System Summit program October 25-26 in Chicago.
Information on National Institute For Animal Agriculture's Antibiotic Use In Food Animals Conference October 26-27 in Chicago.

AgChat Ag Summer Time Fun

Ag Summer Time Fun What is your favorite fair food, favorite county fair or state fair? Fairs pretty big business. How can small counties compete with big counties/states/provinces? This AgChat discussion shares what agriculture brings to summer time fun.

DairyCast 0419 - Get The Right People On Your Management Team No Matter How Much It Costs!

DairyCast 0419 Show Notes:

In this year's July 4th feature we share a conversation with Jack Welch on leadership and management planning. Mr. Welch was a guest at MIT's Sloan School of Management.
Link to the Jack Welch Institute is here.
Link to MIT's full video is here.

Are the right people at the Table?

Food Plate Tectonics: Thriving on the fault line

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Matt Sutton-Vermeulen, Unison Resource Company, states that everyone needs to be around the table when discussing "economically viable, environmental sustainable, and social responsible food"

So who's sitting around the table?

From the 2011 Annual Conference of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture, April 11 - 14, San Antonio, TX USA.