Would you commit to a job that requires 100 percent dedication every week knowing you might not get paid each week? Farmers do it all their lives. Right now, dairy farmers are in an extraordinarily difficult situation, despite having a great story to tell when it comes to caring for cow health and the environment. Learn more in my latest blog and find out what you can do to help.
Food-industry website FoodDive.com recognized U.S. chicken producer Sanderson Farms as 2017 Food Company of the Year for its principled stance on antibiotic use in poultry production. Sanderson believes using antibiotics when medically necessary benefits food safety and improves animal welfare and environmental sustainability. Sanderson exhibits transparency in agriculture and food production which increases consumer trust and confidence.
I am deeply troubled by the increasing call to eliminate the use of antibiotics to prevent disease in animals. As a veterinarian focused on the health of animals, I can say without question that if we lose the ability to use antibiotics for prevention purposes, more animals will die.