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<blockquote data-quote="SCRUBS620" data-source="post: 303627" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>I call it the stroking principle</p><p></p><p>Stroking the voters</p><p>Stroking Egos</p><p>and Stroking D!@k :lol: </p><p></p><p>As much as I hate the comy tree huggers they are not just going to go away. With all of the misimformation and negative propoganda and publicity presented by these people we need counter with a positive light on farming. Money needs to be spent to improve the image of farming and to counter the mistruths told by PETA and others. We need to stand together as a farming community rather than bickering between ourselves. With that being said the major poultry and pork industries (and to a much lesser extent the dairy industry) do not contribute to the needed positive image. I agree that farmers care for their animals and recognize that a happy, well taken care of animal will produce more income and hence a better life for all. What happens when the owners are not the producers. Many poultry and pork facilities are owned by large companies in which the decision makers are far removed from actually caring for the animals. They SIT in offices looking at numbers and base their decisions solely on them and the written law. The producer has little choice but to follow these decisions. If they did not they would lose their jobs and be replaced or break their contracts and lose their investment. I live in a large pork producing state and I have seen the impact of big pork companies. I raise a few pigs for myself, family and friends. If I sold them at market price I would make maybe $15 per pig. This is being raised on pasture, without any overhead, large facilities or loans. If it were not for the misaligned payouts and subsidies these companies would go out of business. On another post several people said that the beef industry is not keeping up with the pork and poultry industry- to this I say THANK GOD!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SCRUBS620, post: 303627, member: 5302"] I call it the stroking principle Stroking the voters Stroking Egos and Stroking D!@k :lol: As much as I hate the comy tree huggers they are not just going to go away. With all of the misimformation and negative propoganda and publicity presented by these people we need counter with a positive light on farming. Money needs to be spent to improve the image of farming and to counter the mistruths told by PETA and others. We need to stand together as a farming community rather than bickering between ourselves. With that being said the major poultry and pork industries (and to a much lesser extent the dairy industry) do not contribute to the needed positive image. I agree that farmers care for their animals and recognize that a happy, well taken care of animal will produce more income and hence a better life for all. What happens when the owners are not the producers. Many poultry and pork facilities are owned by large companies in which the decision makers are far removed from actually caring for the animals. They SIT in offices looking at numbers and base their decisions solely on them and the written law. The producer has little choice but to follow these decisions. If they did not they would lose their jobs and be replaced or break their contracts and lose their investment. I live in a large pork producing state and I have seen the impact of big pork companies. I raise a few pigs for myself, family and friends. If I sold them at market price I would make maybe $15 per pig. This is being raised on pasture, without any overhead, large facilities or loans. If it were not for the misaligned payouts and subsidies these companies would go out of business. On another post several people said that the beef industry is not keeping up with the pork and poultry industry- to this I say THANK GOD!!!! [/QUOTE]
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