Let's Talk Farm Animals

Cow whisperer aims to improve livestock handling

OFAC — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:01:23 +0000

From horse whisperer to cow whisperer – we like the way this livestock handler relates to his animals – OFAC For the full story and photos, visit http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j7bBWFLOlyxoJypwFO39EOgj5ecAD9HH4UR80 Cow whisperer aims to improve livestock handling By MATT VOLZ (AP) – 10 hours ago WOLF CREEK, Mont. — The herd of lowing cows parted like a wave before Curt Pate, [...]

Are Consumers Willing to Pay for Animal Welfare?

OFAC — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:39:00 +0000

We found this article interesting. Although it’s out of the United States, the findings would be mirrored in Canada - OFAC http://www.dairyherd.com/news_editorial.asp?pgID=675&ed_id=11876&news_id=28210&ts=nl2 July 15, 2010 – Research presented recently at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting looked at consumer-purchasing decisions when it comes to animal welfare. What would happen if all consumers were informed about the different [...]

Cowgirl blogger; A farmer’s wife tackles social media

OFAC — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:20:53 +0000

We’re excited to see the amount of farmers that are using social media outlets to tell their stories about farming. Here’s a great article from the July 12 edition of the Calgary Herald that features once such farmer. We’re now following her on Twitter and hope you will too! – OFAC Cowgirl blogger; A farmer’s wife [...]

Abuse video does not represent dairy industry

OFAC — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:58:19 +0000

By Drovers news source | Thursday, May 27, 2010 The Animal Agriculture Alliance is disturbed by the images of alleged animal cruelty documented in a video released this week by an animal rights activist group. The Alliance has long condemned the abuse and mistreatment of animals raised for food and works to promote animal care guidelines [...]

The true story of your Thanksgiving turkey

OFAC — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:51:00 +0000

The following is a guest post written for us by Lilian from Food and Farming Canada. Most of us have very little knowledge of where our food comes from or how it is produced. As a result, misinformation is widely circulated in many different forms – so to get to the real scoop on what’s [...]