If by pushing poison you mean support for bio-tech crops and modern agricultural practices, then yes. I post articles that I come across that I find interesting. If you have an article you’d like me to post, please just link me to it. I am more than happy to post it.
A person isn’t going to change their views on agricultural production and science simply because some people feel that it isn’t “right”. What is and is not right is up to the individual.
There has been a big push for GMO food labeling in grocery retailers nation wide. The California bill lost at the polls and I just got word that Montana is pushing for it.
If you remember, COOL (country of origin labeling) was determined to be unethical and would put certain other countries at a disadvantage.
Do you think the GMO bill is the same and puts certain producers at an unfair advantage or is it different? And as a consumer, do you real care that much if you are eating a GMO crop? And do you truly understand what a GMO is?
So I was tossing this idea around in my head while listening to the noon Ag report for my state- let me know what you think. Make suggestions on how to improve on it.
So I really think it is important that every producer’s opinion on agriculture get heard. What if I was to make a bi weekly (or even monthly post) about a hot topic in agriculture and then ask for you guys send in your opinions and views. Depending on how may responses I got, I could either compile them and post them at the end of the time frame or post a few a day?
This way, we could diversify what is posted here and instead of all of you guys reading just my opinion, you could see what other people feel.
Let me know!!
I call the game “Attack the Farmer.” It’s canon of statistics is a mix of truth, half-truth and outright falsehoods.
Should it be sold in large chain stores or strictly from the farm? Or should it not be sold at all?
Fill the in box- let me know!
A great blog post: http://jentsfrontporch.blogspot.com/2011/01/gestation-crates-good.html
Something else to note: A European University compared individual farrowing crates (no room for sows to roam) with group farrowing (Sows had access to individual crates, but could also mingle with other sows and their piglets). Results: individually-kept piglets gained 9% more weight during the nursing period, same number of piglets weaned, sow lost more body condition in group housing, and a lot more injuries to the teats/udder of the sows in group housing - especially the young sows.
I have always been a supporter of individual crate housing for sows- both for the sow and the piglets. As a high school student, I delivered a number of litters from my jobs three sows. On occasions where we moved the sow early from her crate into a large pen (especially during January/ February farrows), I picked up at least one squashed piglet- sometimes up to three piglets per litter. I’ve also seen what has happened to sows that are group housed and cannot understand why people push for this in large settings. Illness is detected less, feed efficiency is not increased (and at times can be decreased based on sow personalities) and there seems to be an increase in wounds/ injuries due to females tendencies to be bullies around the feed bunks.
Each producer has the right to decide how they want to run their operation, but companies/ government mandating that certain production styles be put into place is ludicrous. Any idea what that does to the producer? How much money is costs a producer to adjust an entire housing operation? What the effects of these changes will have on market prices? It has been confirmed that Hormel will stop using gestation stalls my 2017- much to market dismay. This is, no doubt, in acted to keep the HSUS off their back.
It is sad when farmers no longer get to decide how they raise their own livestock. That we have to listen to people who have no conception of what is best for animals and even worse don’t want to see these animals exist as they do. There are days that I fear for our future.
The supreme court overruled California’s law that states that plants could not slaughter downer cattle and that they would have to be euthanized and removed from the premises.
I personally find this an effective move made by the supreme court and a step in the right direction away from radical agrimovements. There is nothing unsafe about meat off of a cow/ sheep/ pig that has broken bones (most commonly broken legs or fractured pelvis is the cause for edible downer cows). As long as the animal is moved and transported via legal and humane means, I have no problem with it.
What is everyone else’s opinion on the overrule?
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