Sustainability

Dennis Treacy shares what sustainability means to Smithfield.

There are five pillars Smithfield looks at when talking about sustainability: Protecting the environment, animal care, food safety, how we treat our employees, and the communities in which we operate.

Smithfield actively works to help consumers understand their company and improve the relationship. Yes, Smithfield is the largest pork producer in the world. Smithfield works to communicate with the outside world about what they do as a large company, sharing the Smithfield story.

PoultryCast 0289 Show Notes:

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

PoultryCast 0260 Show Notes:

• Special recast presentation from the World Ag Forum features General Mills VP of Sustainability Gene Kahn's comments on recognizing the importance of advancing agriculture production techniques in the world of sustainability.

PoultryCast 0255 Show Notes:

• Planet Life Cycle Analysis identifies your supply sources to provide an 'early warning system' when something changes.  Milk protein from China?  A shortfall in your trace mineral sourcing?  Dr. Marty Matlock at the University of Arkansas explains why this analysis is important to industry sustainability.

PoultryCast 0192 Show Notes:

• Sustainability is the buzzword for agriculture in the next decade. Today we talk with Novus International's Dr. Scott Carter about the issues of key interest to the poultry industry and the toolbox Novus provides.

PoultryCast 0170 Show Notes:

• Short presentation from the World Ag Forum features General Mills VP of Sustainability Gene Kahn's comments on recognizing the importance of advancing agriculture production techniques in the world of sustainability