Representatives from Protect the Harvest were on hand during the 2015 National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Convention to discuss the organization’s most recent efforts to inform consumers about production agriculture, protect the freedoms of American farmers and ranchers, and respond to the activities of radical animal rights groups, like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and the … Read More
Advanta Seed's Sorghum Research Focus on Cattle
Technical Development Manager, Travis Kidd, talked to me at the recent NAFB Trade Talk about Advanta Seed’s grain sorghum hybrids. Their advanced traits provide drought tolerance and resistance to disease and pests. Research plays a big part of Travis’ job. One of those projects is with Texas Tech University who they have teamed up with to do some product testing … Read More
Bayer Talks Animal Health Innovation
Bayer Health Care had several representatives from their Animal Health Team on hand at Trade Talks during the 2015 National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Convention to discuss two of their latest innovations in animal healthcare. Doug Stouffer, Food Animal Marketing Communications Manager for Bayer, sat down during Trade Talks to discuss Zelnate, Bayer’s latest non-antibiotic innovation to fight Bovine … Read More
Growing Trends in Animal Activism
The Animal Agriculture Alliance is always stocked with important research and information the animal ag community needs to hear. At the recent NAFB Trade Talk, Kindra Hall, spoke with President and CEO of the Alliance, Kay Johnson Smith, to learn more about past, current and emerging trends in animal rights activism and how animal agriculture is working together to proactively … Read More
Genetics are Key for American Angus
At the American Angus booth at the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasting’s Trade Talk, Jamie Johansen interviewed Dan Moser, President of Angus Genetics, Inc., and Kara Lee, the Production Brand Manager at Certified Angus Beef LLC. Both discussed the changing world of the cattle market in regards to genetics. “Well, I think for commercial producers who are using superior … Read More
Case IH Provides Producer Friendly Products
The Case IH team was out in full force for the 2015 NAFB Trade Talk in Kansas City. One highlight for the well-known equipment company is their 20-year anniversary of tracks on their Steiger tractor. Mitch Kaiser, marketing manager for the Steiger tractor line, said the 2016 enhancements set the bar for high performance, operator experience and all around improvements. … Read More
Beef Industry Talks Nutrition at #NAFB15
Several representatives from the beef industry were on hand during Trade Talks at the 2015 National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Convention to discuss the nutritional value of beef, and to highlight several different ways the beef industry is working to help consumers correctly incorporate it into a healthy diet. “Right now there’s a strong focus in the industry on … Read More
Alltech Looks to Future at #NAFB15
Alltech had several representatives on hand during the 2015 National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Convention to discuss their efforts to “future-proof” the company’s latest innovations by ensuring that any transitions in technology will provide producers with continued or increased success in the future. Antibiotics are one of the major points of discussion for the livestock industry this year, and … Read More
NPPC Discusses WOTUS At #NAFB15
The nation’s pork producers used Trade Talk at the 2015 National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) Convention as an opportunity to discuss the impact of several major US policy and trade decisions that recently went into effect, and highlighted ways the pork industry is getting involved. John Weber, President-Elect for the National Pork Producers Council(NPPC), sat down with AgWired, giving … Read More
Meat Export Review from #NAFB15
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) admits it has been a tough year for meat exports nationwide with 2014 being a record year for beef and pork. USMEF’s Vice President of Communications, Joe Schuele, was at this year’s NAFB Trade Talk and gave a complete market update. “One thing is encouraging on the beef side. We have been in a … Read More