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Tony Flood, International Food Information Council, asks "How much time do you spend learning about something you don't think you'll need?" and provides insight on how this applies to food safety. He suggests creativity is key to implementing food safety.

How can we be better at communicating the risks of food safety? People are interested in food from a nutritional point of view and from a personal point of view. We need to make a link to those personal connections, bringing into the link the food safety aspect. We need to be better in tune with what consumers are thinking.

Learn more about the International Food Information Council Foundation via conversation with Tony Flood.

PoultryCast 0286 Show Notes:

• 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 0281 Show Notes:

• A wide range of stakeholders in the use of antibiotics in food animals came together under the leadership of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture to discuss issues and concerns.  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

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, held October 26-27, 2011, Chicago, IL, USA.

PoultryCast 0280 Show Notes:

• The recent 'Food Dialogues Town Hall Meeting' nation-wide webinar from the U.S. Farmer & Rancher Alliance 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.

Temple Grandin's presentation to producers highlights that the agriculture industry needs to communicate with the public directly and openly. Here are some snippets of her talk:

"What people are imagining is happening inside the [animal] sheds is way worse than is what is actually happening" The ag industry must show what is happening on farms. Get a video camera in barns, cameras are cheap.

PoultryCast 0273 Show Notes:

• Consultant Orlando Gil discusses his recent post, "Acres of Diamonds", and updates the industry on opportunities to supplement your management team via the Latino workforce.
• Link to LatinosInAgriculture.org website.

The American Society of Animal Science (ASAS), Canadian Society of Animal Science (CSAS), and the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) launched a new print publication at the Joint Association Meeting (JAM) in New Orleans. Animal Frontiers aims to help bring animal science information to a broad audience with concise and focused series four times a year.

Each issue of Animal Frontiers will address a common theme with leading authors in those areas addressing various aspects of the theme. Animal Frontiers is published quarterly with an intended international readership of scientists, politicians, industry leaders and the general public seeking a scientific perspective on issues related to animal agriculture.

PoultryCast 0269 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.