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Is Climate Change Really the Issue?
Vegan activists filled hand sanitizer dispensers outside of restaurants and butcher shops with fake blood so consumers would realize eating meat means they have “blood on their hands.” However, their motives seemed more rooted in climate issues than ethical veganism, begging the question: is climate change really the issue?
Education is Key; Reaction is Our Demise
In the past, I’ve talked quite a bit about the nasty comments and messages I and many other agriculturists have received from anti-ags. However, today I would like to shift gears and talk about the aggressive and completely unnecessary comments I’ve seen from agriculturists and how we can incorporate graceful education in our responses.
Anti-Ags are Mocking Sexual Violence Victims
It's taboo, it's hard to hear, it's something you don't want to have to explain to your kids — but it's what anti-ags are saying about the dairy industry. In this weeks blog post, I talk about anti-ags claiming farmers and ranchers sexually assault their livestock by breeding them to other animals, artificial insemination, and even helping an animal give birth.
Effectively Communicating Agriculture: How to Talk to Anti-Ags.
This past weekend, I traveled to Bozeman, Montana, to the Montana Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer & Rancher Conference. I’ll be presented a workshop with a lecture titled “Effectively Communicating Agriculture: How to Talk to Anti-Ags.” This blog is a written version of my workshop.
Transparency Tic-Tac-Toe
We’ve been told transparency is incredibly important to consumers, and specifically vegan and on-the-fence consumers. But is transparency really as coveted as we’ve been taught? By the looks of an anti-ag Facebook group I’m in (and by viewing the comments made on Commissioner Quarrels’ Facebook post), transparency regarding what is and isn’t lab grown meat may not be so desirable.
Knowledge Not Included: Providing the Information Consumers Need
It’s a sad fact to face: knowledge of the animal ag industry is not included when a consumer purchases animal products in the grocery store. In this blog post, I talk about an example of this non-existent knowledge I heard while listening to one of my favorite podcasts.