Video that PETA would love.

[KSanburg]

Take a look at this, ya have to feel sorry the old guy when he gets the **** beat out him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUoCZOOxgv8

 

[bruiser]

Now thats funny

 

[KSanburg]

Bump

 

[nate53]

So that's where sausage comes from?  I have a feeling that most of the country would turn vegetarian if they knew these cute little baby animals were going to be meat someday, they may not be vegetarians for long but probably for a little while?  All though they aren't near as cute when they get older (kinda like most people) ;D.  All these people thought the little pigs got turned into sausage right then and there didn't they!

 

[MYT Farms]

Unfortunately, this just shows how insanely disconnected people are from their food supply. The sheer gullibility of the consumer has them believing just about everything they see or hear, which is one tactic PETA uses to get them on the vegetarian or vegan bandwagon. They think they're helping to shut down a terrible industry by eating differently. In all actuality, in order for them to shut down American agriculture, they need to go naked and starve to death. Instead of jumping off of either end of the spectrum, people need to learn how to support those who raise, feed, and harvest livestock and all other food the way the consumer wants, not the way the big PETA, HSUS, or other political bandwagons want things.

This video can't even be funny to me because of the lack of consumer knowledge. Get out and educate folks about where food really comes from and why there's so few farmers, loggers, and miners. We do a job that the vast majority of people find repulsive or just flat out too much of a full time commitment. People today hate the thought of pouring your heart and soul into something for a result that is satisfying, although it may not be a big money maker. Look at our divorce rate in America. You still think people want to stay committed to something and help it grow into something great?

American farmers, ranchers, loggers, miners, hunters, fishers, etc. are all dedicated to preserving this great American landscape and keeping it around for many generations to come. We dedicate an entire lifetime to building cowherds, soil, and capital so the next generation can carry on. We plant the seeds now that we'll never live to see pay off, but teach the next generation how to nurture them so they can reap the benefits and then plant new seeds to carry on the tradition. This video can be passed off as a funny bit to kill 5 minutes, but I think we have no choice left in agriculture but to fight hard for our way of life.

 

[ShowmanQ]

Unfortunately, this just shows how insanely disconnected people are from their food supply. The sheer gullibility of the consumer has them believing just about everything they see or hear, which is one tactic PETA uses to get them on the vegetarian or vegan bandwagon. They think they're helping to shut down a terrible industry by eating differently. In all actuality, in order for them to shut down American agriculture, they need to go naked and starve to death. Instead of jumping off of either end of the spectrum, people need to learn how to support those who raise, feed, and harvest livestock and all other food the way the consumer wants, not the way the big PETA, HSUS, or other political bandwagons want things.

This video can't even be funny to me because of the lack of consumer knowledge. Get out and educate folks about where food really comes from and why there's so few farmers, loggers, and miners. We do a job that the vast majority of people find repulsive or just flat out too much of a full time commitment. People today hate the thought of pouring your heart and soul into something for a result that is satisfying, although it may not be a big money maker. Look at our divorce rate in America. You still think people want to stay committed to something and help it grow into something great?

American farmers, ranchers, loggers, miners, hunters, fishers, etc. are all dedicated to preserving this great American landscape and keeping it around for many generations to come. We dedicate an entire lifetime to building cowherds, soil, and capital so the next generation can carry on. We plant the seeds now that we'll never live to see pay off, but teach the next generation how to nurture them so they can reap the benefits and then plant new seeds to carry on the tradition. This video can be passed off as a funny bit to kill 5 minutes, but I think we have no choice left in agriculture but to fight hard for our way of life.

While I get the point you are trying to make...This is the same thing I deal with daily, both personally and in my full time job. Agriculture as a whole needs to take a slightly different approach when talking to consumers. Too often, we talk AT people, instead of to them - constantly reminding them that we "put food on their tables and clothes on their backs". People do not like to be "educated". Try having conversations with those unfamiliar with ag, answer questions and be open minded.

10% of the audience is not going to be shifted from the way they believe and will NOT agree with animal ag (activists)....
10% on the other side will not be shifted from their way of thinking and are ag all the way (farmers / producers / educators / etc.......
The remaining 80% in the middle is our TARGET AUDIENCE. These are the people who are disconnected from ag, and are cool with that. They generally believe that farmers are doing the right things, but they are not 100% steady on where they stand. These people can be influenced one way or the other....what are they supposed to believe is the "other side" is trying harder to convey their message than we (ag) are?

The answer? Answer questions, do not attack or be defensive. Talk TO people, not AT them. Don't draw a line in the sand with phrases like "farmers feed YOU"....it goes without being said, deliver information and make people comfortable enough to reach out to you and people like you, if they have questions.