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Check out the trailer for the upcoming documentary!
#AAA25

https://t.co/fwfcmtN4gw

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“These are not topics that are easy to contain in soundbites, but that is how our consumer wants it.” It's important to connect and engage in these conversations.

- Angie Krieger, National Pork Board

#AAA25

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- Sara Reichelt, DVM, Aviagen

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Before throwing out commitments, we need to take time to make sure it makes sense and not be distracted by "green washing" or "animal welfare-washing". Making a committment without ensuring it is possible and improves these, you lose trust if you aren't able to deliver. #AAA25

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"Ultimately, a healthy animal is sustainable. […] Healthy animals, that have positive states of welfare, produce better."

- Sara Reichelt, DVM, Aviagen

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People want to know about their food, and the proof points for sustainability and animal health are there. We just need to communicate that.

"Have those person to person conversations and create a space for that. That is incredibly powerful."

- Susanna Elliott, Alltech

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"We believe agriculture has the greatest potential to positively impact [the future of] our planet."

Through agriculture, "we can not only conserve but enhance national resources."

- Susanna Elliott, Alltech

#AAA25

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"Healthier animals feed more people."

- Jesse Sevcik, Elanco Animal Health

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Genetics and genomic technologies are tools our dairy producers have access to to help achieve the dairy industries' sustainability goals. These tools can help improve animal health and welfare, environmental sustainability, and production.

- Brenda Fessenden, Zoetis

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Healthy animals means greater production, leading to healthy people and a more sustainable world!

- Ron Phillips, Animal Health Institute

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Improving animal health and management is important to sustainability. Cross value chain approaches are key!

- Timothy Kurt, Dairy Management Inc.

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"You have to be hard on the facts but be gentle with the people."

Reactions can be aggressive, but we don't have control over others, just how we respond. Show you have heard, have listened, and are willing to act upon that.

- Christophe Pelletier, The Food Futurist
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"Beliefs always trump science." - Christophe Pelletier, The Food Futurist

In order to build trust with others and have an open, honest dialogue, it's important to find their beliefs and find the common ground. Show the value, respect beliefs, and be patient.

#AAA25

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#AAA25 is off to a great start with the first speaker!

"We need people to get reconnected to animal agriculture. If people never have contact with something, how are they going to love it?"

- Christophe Pelletier, The Food Futurist

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While I respect business decisions, the reason I almost exclusively fly @SouthwestAir is due to the open seating and two free checked bags. Even if there are cheaper flights on other airliners I will go with SW.

With those perks removed, don’t know that I will fly SW anymore.

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🚫 MYTH: “Feeding cows takes food away from people.”

✅ Reality: Dairy cows are fed a total mixed ration (TMR) including feed ingredients mainly deemed unfit, low quality, and/or undesired for human consumption. More than 8️⃣0️⃣% of what cattle eat is inedible to humans!

#CAO24

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8️⃣0️⃣% of what cattle eat is inedible to humans BUT due to their unique digestive tract, they not only eat and digest it but upcycle it into a high quality protein for human consumption!🥛🥩

#CAO24

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Although beef cattle production looks a little different from region to region based on the environment they are raised in, these stages are seen on farms and ranches throughout the country prior to beef processing 🐂🥩

⬇️ Check them out below!

#CAO24

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Did you know the U.S. is the top turkey producer and exporter of turkey products in the world ⁉️That’s pretty impressive!

It’s not just for Thanksgiving - Just think of the turkey legs we all know and love 🍗

⬇️ Check out what states top the board for turkey production!

#CAO24

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Fences and signs around swine farms aren’t just for show 🛑

Biosecurity plans serve to protect pigs raised on the farm from diseases by
🏘️ Management of facilities, equipment, & employees
🐷 Limiting disease transmission inside & outside barns
👥 Regulating visitor entry

#CAO24