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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2649"><p>The last thing I want is to turn the consumer off from our industry. You made a good point about the perception of the public, my point exactly! their perception of steroids isn't good, so why do we feel the need to push it on them and risk hurting our industry?</p><p></p><p>> i understood what you meant. the</p><p>> point i guess i was trying to make</p><p>> is that we're all in the beef</p><p>> business together. we may choose</p><p>> different breeds and methods but</p><p>> basically our goal is to get a</p><p>> quality product out to the</p><p>> consumer, to try to satisfy that</p><p>> consumer, and to have them buy</p><p>> more. the meat industry as a whole</p><p>> gets enough bad publicity from</p><p>> groups like peta & the media</p><p>> that we don't need to increase it</p><p>> by bad-mouthing different segments</p><p>> from within. if you choose the</p><p>> "organic" or</p><p>> "natural" route, good</p><p>> for you, but don't try to turn</p><p>> consumers off from the rest of the</p><p>> industry when there has been no</p><p>> evidence that this is the best way</p><p>> to go. there are probably much</p><p>> worse things we consume</p><p>> (additives? preservatives?</p><p>> artificial sweeteners?), use (cell</p><p>> phones) & are exposed to (gas</p><p>> fumes while fueling our vehicles,</p><p>> asbestos-buildings) every day (of</p><p>> course the list can go on each</p><p>> category). you're right in saying</p><p>> that the average consumer would</p><p>> choose natural if given the</p><p>> choice, but the average consumer</p><p>> doesn't know what</p><p>> "natural" is. i was at a</p><p>> seminar where they showed a video</p><p>> asking people on the street</p><p>> questions about fertilizer. they</p><p>> asked if the people would rather</p><p>> eat plants that had been given</p><p>> fertilizer or plant nutrients. of</p><p>> course the people said plant</p><p>> nutrients. but what is</p><p>> fertilizer?......plant nutrients!!</p><p>> someone even thought potash was</p><p>> what was left after smoking a</p><p>> joint....there's your average</p><p>> consumer!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2649"] The last thing I want is to turn the consumer off from our industry. You made a good point about the perception of the public, my point exactly! their perception of steroids isn't good, so why do we feel the need to push it on them and risk hurting our industry? > i understood what you meant. the > point i guess i was trying to make > is that we're all in the beef > business together. we may choose > different breeds and methods but > basically our goal is to get a > quality product out to the > consumer, to try to satisfy that > consumer, and to have them buy > more. the meat industry as a whole > gets enough bad publicity from > groups like peta & the media > that we don't need to increase it > by bad-mouthing different segments > from within. if you choose the > "organic" or > "natural" route, good > for you, but don't try to turn > consumers off from the rest of the > industry when there has been no > evidence that this is the best way > to go. there are probably much > worse things we consume > (additives? preservatives? > artificial sweeteners?), use (cell > phones) & are exposed to (gas > fumes while fueling our vehicles, > asbestos-buildings) every day (of > course the list can go on each > category). you're right in saying > that the average consumer would > choose natural if given the > choice, but the average consumer > doesn't know what > "natural" is. i was at a > seminar where they showed a video > asking people on the street > questions about fertilizer. they > asked if the people would rather > eat plants that had been given > fertilizer or plant nutrients. of > course the people said plant > nutrients. but what is > fertilizer?......plant nutrients!! > someone even thought potash was > what was left after smoking a > joint....there's your average > consumer! [/QUOTE]
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