Tuesday, May 1, 2012

The Domino's Effect


It’s interesting that, in a time when we’ve seen retailer after retailer crumble to activist pressure, it was Domino’s that refused fall. The decision by Domino’s shareholders to buck pressure from activists to dictate production practices to farmers was both risky and courageous.

Retailers and consumer brands are being pushed more and more to deny market access to farmers who want to choose the best practices for their farms. Using blatant bullying tactics, activists are demanding that retailers buckle to very vocal and well-funded minority which is lobbying the federal government to mandate both farming practices and the food choices available to consumers.

Champions For Agriculture believes food animal production practices are best decided by the highly principled, professional farmers and veterinarians who have trained for the job, understand animal behavior and have been providing for the well-being of the animals in their care long before it was fashionable.
Go to our Domino's Activation page for more information on how you can have your voice heard.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Welcome to Champions For Agriculture

Champions For Agriculture is hitting the road next week to exhibit at the 2011 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., hosted by our friends at Wick Buildings

The whole Champions crew will be there, visiting with farmers about how they can help promote positive ag messages and handing out window clings to new members.

Our special thanks to Wick Buildings for their gracious offer to share their beautiful exhibit space. Some of the buildings they put up are nicer than my house!

It's great to see a company that shares our passion for the ag industry and wants to help us promote positive stories about modern ag to consumer audiences.

We're also excited to find out just how much interest we can generate at the show. We've been talking about Champions For Agriculture for a few months now and everyone we know is very eager to see the concept take off.

We'll be blogging and tweeting and whatever else new verb comes along, sharing stories from our members and providing messages farmers and agribusiness can use to promote the positive in their own ways.