Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 Brasher: Morality debate coming on farm livestock PHILIP BRASHER WASHINGTON FARM REPORT April 2, 2006 Here's a question most farmers would never think would need to be answered, much less asked: Is it morally right to do what they do? But that's just the question that livestock producers are going to face in coming years, says Wes Jamison, director of the Agricultural Stewardship Center at Dordt College in Sioux Center. " What is your moral rationale for doing what you do? Agriculture hasn't even begun to ask that question, " Jamison told a recent gathering of industry officials set up by the Animal Agriculture Alliance. The public's attitudes toward animals and agriculture are changing, and farmers can't ignore what's happening, Jamison says. More: <http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060402%0A/BUSINESS03/\ 604020354/1029/BUSINESS> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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