LPC Gala Rally
I didn’t use a picture of the YMCA at the Ag Media Summit but I did post the video.
If you didn’t have any fun at the Ag Media Summit then you should stop by the rally for the Livestock Publications Council annual Gala.
It’s time to rally the troops for the LPC Gala and have an end of summer get together for friends of LPC! Mark your calendars Wednesday night, August 29th O’Dowd’s Irish Pub (ZONA ROSA) – private room. Time: right after work, 5:00ish
Come for dutch treat drinks and, if you wish, stay for dinner. This is an informal gathering to put our game plan together for the Gala and see all of our LPC friends before the crazy fall sale season starts.
Categories: Ag Media Summit, LPC
Cool Interactive Ideas in new media was the topic of a NAMA Boot Camp presentation by Erin Holte, Martin Williams.
2 Comments
Andrew
Hey Chuck,
I know you’re busy, but it’s been a week and a half since my last comment. I don’t like to keep bugging you, but I think that this dialogue is really important. The people I represent and the people you represent could not be farther apart. It would help both of us to bring them closer together. I was under the impression that you felt the same way, based on your own words: “I sure wish we could get some more of their creativity channeled into communicating facts and not just emotion.” That’s exactly what I want to do. A calm, fact-based exchange of thoughts and ideas between us will help us understand each other’s position. You know the economic realities of this business much better than I do, and I’d like to learn from you.
Here’s what I posted last time, so you don’t have to go back and read it.
“Hey Chuck,
Thanks so much for getting back to me. I really appreciate your comments. We can keep going back and forth like this below your post, but it might be easier for you to e-mail me (andrewbarnet@gmail.com).
I think you’re right about the need for me to see for myself a large animal facility. I plan on doing that soon, although I’ve heard and read that it might be hard to get myself in (although obviously I shouldn’t believe everything I hear and read).
Even without that experience, I find it hard to believe that the pollution from large-scale feedlots is a myth. There is certainly a lot of biased information out there, but there are also objective third-party sources, like the Department of Justice. Here are a couple of links detailing the cases against two such facilities:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/July/06_enrd_433.html
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2003/November/03_enrd_634.htm
You and I almost certainly disagree about how common places like these are. We can save that debate for another time. Right now, I’m interested in what you think about those specific cases. Do you think that a dairy ought to be able to release a million pounds of manure into a waterway? Do you think that the DOJ got the facts wrong?
I don’t at all agree with government micro-management of anyone, especially farmers. I think people ought to be able to do with themselves and their property pretty much whatever they like. However, I think that the government should protect people from harm by other people. If someone else is polluting the air I breathe, shouldn’t I have legal recourse to make that person stop?
I realize that you’re very busy with other commitments, but I’d like it if you could get back to me with whatever thoughts you have.
Best,
-Andrew”
p.s. Since I wrote that, I’ve tried to find a large-scale animal farm to visit, but I’ve had a lot of trouble. Do you know any good ways to find one near me (NW Connecticut)? Thanks again.
Chuck
Okay. First thing you need to do is identify who you work for. It’s hard to have a dialogue not knowing that. You know who I work for. Just who are these “people” you represent? The ones I report on are feeding the world and I for one want them to continue to do so.
As far as your questions in your comment you’ve got to get out of a mind set that says that just because you can point to one incident somehow that’s what everyone in an industry is doing.
Do I think a dairy ought to do what the ones you point out did? No. But I wouldn’t assume that’s the way all producers manage their operations. Find me an industry where everyone in it follows all the rules.
How much manure does your local city water/sewer pump into waterways? Why don’t we see more outrage about that? I dare say there’s a lot more pollution happening from urban areas than anything you’ll find out on farms, even the largest ones.
Call your local county farm bureau office or state farm bureau office and ask them for suggestions on who you can talk to or visit with to learn more about what farming is really like.
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