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2:00 Contracted tendons in calves
4:08 Separate replacements from herd
10:10 Accounting for depreciation in a budget
12:40 Dwarfism in young calves
17:40 Gestation length and calf size
22:20 Calving timing and production efficiency
30:30 Biggest changes in the beef industry
42:10 Favorite part of the podcast
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Baby Boomers have different perceptions about buying meat
than younger generations. Based on a
recent white paper, Generational Shifts, boomers believe that meat
should be “kept on hand”.
Since 2017, U.S. consumers spend more money in foodservice
establishments such as restaurants, schools and gas stations than in retail
grocery stores. Choices about what to
eat are expanding into animal production methods as we balance our diets and
develop sustainable food systems. A lot
of discussion is spent defining what a healthy diet looks like, and where our
food comes from. Information can be overwhelming as we read labels, and
decipher how one product differs from another as we vote with our dollars to choose
products that fit into personal value systems.
This week we have seen empty meat cases in the grocery
stores as people are stocking up for coronavirus quarantines. Will we reflect for generations to come, like
the Great Depression, on how this pandemic changed us?
My Dad told colorful stories of life on the farm during the Depression. Most of the stories always seemed to have a
happy ending, as families and neighbors took care of each other and did what
they could to make the best of what they had.
“We always felt sorry for the people living in big cities,” my Dad would
say, “because they didn’t have enough to eat.”
Dad’s family didn’t have money or lights or indoor bathrooms like people
who lived in town, but they raised most of their own food — eggs, chickens,
milk and beef, vegetables from the garden, and fruit from the orchard.
It’s 2020 and we see grocery store meat counters emptied as
people scramble to stock up and hunker down for numerous days of quarantine. Less than 2% of us are now connected with
agriculture as opposed to 40% in the 1930’s.
Today the U.S. has plenty of food available, but an empty meat case as a
result of consumers stocking up for more stay-at-home meals is something we
have never seen.
Consumers are making choices about what to have on hand, and
purchasing priorities are being tested. Typical
patterns of consumption are shifting and social distancing recommendations are
forcing change like never imagined.
What will become the new norms?
Will we cook more meals at home? Good way to control ingredients and portion sizes
Will we keep more staples on hand for emergencies? Buy when on sale for best price; convenient
Will we be more aware of food waste? Leftovers become plan-overs
Will we remember that beef is a compact, nutritional powerhouse with minimal calories? Better for me
Will this bring our generations to a deeper understanding of risk and give us new lenses to understand how to best build a more sustainable and prosperous food supply?
People will always need to eat. I wonder what kind of stories we will pass
along to the next generation….
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1:50 Dustin’s Travels
6:20 Cow-Calf Profitability
12:32 Calf Death Loss
17:50 Top Ways to Manage Death Loss in Your Herd
18:21 Protein Supplementation
22:10 Listener Question
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3:50 When to Calve
11:00 Deciding to Treat
15:02 Top 4 Criteria for Deciding When to Treat
15:42 Genetics and Health
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