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PoultryCast 0290 Show Notes:

• Communicating with consumers is challenging on most topics.  Same with food safety according to Tony Flood of the International Food Information Council.  He says creativity is key.

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 0284 Show Notes:

• 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 Show Notes:

• At the recent Food Systems Summit, Charlie Arnot provided insight on the most recent consumer research series undertaken by CFI.  The Center for Food Integrity is a great source of information on consumer buying decisions and industry perceptions.

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.

What does the future of America hold? Some good perspective from a recent video series at the Wall Street Journal titled "America: A Portfolio of Ideas" featured several different perspectives and is highly recommended. To give you a feel for what it holds we share this brief audio featuring John Naisbitt (Megatrends) and Gloria Naisbitt on the influence of culture on our trading relationship with China.

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.

PoultryCast 0279 Show Notes:

• A recent special series by the Wall Street Journal looks at America's potential and how international trading relationship will impact our future.  Today's podcast features John and Gloria Naisbitt from the "America, A Porfolio of Ideas" series.  Link to the features is available here.

PoultryCast 0278 Show Notes:

• CFI's Charlie Arnot overviews the Food System Summit program October 25-26 in Chicago.
• Information on National Institute For Animal Agriculture's Antibiotic Use In Food Animals Conference October 26-27 in Chicago.