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PoultryCast 0292, Putting Your Poultry House On Wheels - Transport Air Quality

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  • From the International Poultry Scientific Forum in Atlanta, we talked with Dr. Malcomb Mitchell of the Scottish Ag College about transportation configurations which ensure animal comfort and harvest quality.  Tunnel ventilating your transport.

PoultryCast 0291, End of Year - Leadership Training To Start The New Year Right

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  • Ian Davis, retired Senior Partner at McKinsey and Company, recently shared his top five leadership traits with Stanford's Graduate School of Business students.  Ian has consulted with major international management leaders, seeing very good... and some not very good management teams.  This half hour program is a great thought provoker for your management team and might be a good point of initiation for the 'up and comers' that are ready for advancement.  Best wishes in the New Year!
  • Link to Ian Davis program oveview and bio
  • Link to YouTube presentation

PoultryCast 0290, Communicating Food Safety Difficult When No One Listens

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PoultryCast 0289, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability - Key Considerations At Smithfield

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  • Smithfield Foods, as a major player in the protein production industry, sees better consumer connections and corporate citizenship as keys to profitability.

PoultryCast 0288, Insuring Against Inclimate Weather At The Climate Corporation

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  • The Climate Corporation provides insurance against weather.  Based on conditions in and around the growing season, this risk management tool provides coverage against the biggest unknown in our industry.

PoultryCast 0287, Room At The Top - Farmland Going Higher?

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  • A recent conversation with Terry Feldheim of the Farm Credit Service of America highlights the support underpinning land prices at these levels.

PoultryCast 0286, Do Consumers Care About Improved Technology?

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  • Dr. Marty Strauss was a speaker and panelist at the recent Food Systems Summit where discussion focused on creatively communicating what today's agriculture provides; food safety, low cost, convenience, etc.  I asked Dr Strauss how to better bridge that gap when today's consumer doesn't really understand what they're getting and why. 

PoultryCast 0285, Feedgrains Outlook Sees Less Volatility And More Availability

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PoultryCast 0284, Food Marketing Institute Believes Transparency Is A Virtue

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  • Senior VP for communications at the Food Marketing Institute, Susan Bora discussed efforts underway at the Food Marketing Institute to better communications from retailer to consumers.  She shares her thoughts on transparency and foreknowledge of issues which might impact perception at the recent Food Systems Summit.

PoultryCast 0283, What Can We Learn From Consumer Research?

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