Religion and food go together like Easter and ham or Thanksgiving and turkey, but vegan activist groups are spinning scripture to persuade churchgoers to leave meat off their plate not just at every holiday, but at every meal.
Earlier this year, the EAT-Lancet Commission Report on Food, Planet, Health was published in the Lancet. The report claims it has found the answer on how to eat better for human and planet health and includes some radical recommendations to limit the amount of meat and poultry in global diets.
Farming has never been easy, but the hard work, perseverance and unwavering grit of farmers and ranchers is what sets agriculture apart from other industries. Our industry has no shortage of challenges, yet the rise of social media, public interest in food production and animal rights activism are bringing even more to the table. This year, make your New Year’s resolution count and help our industry succeed into the future.
In this video Q&A Kay Johnson Smith, president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, gives a preview of what to expect from the Alliance's annual Stakeholders Summit.
In this video Q&A from IPPE, Kay Johnson Smith, president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, discussed how the Alliance is pushing hard to combat the use of "clean meat" as a term to describe non-animal protein products.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance celebrates 30 years of connecting with and engaging consumers, and defending the companies that produce the meat and poultry that majority of Americans demand.
Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief, sits down with Kay Johnson Smith, president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance, to discuss the strategies and tactics the Alliance has taken to connect the meat and poultry industry to consumers and protect it from extreme activist groups.