LeaAnne Diederich is a rural teenager growing up on her family’s farm in Washington County, Kansas. LeaAnne’s father, Mark, who raises cattle, encourages his kids, because "it teaches them responsibility and what it means to be in charge of a life."
Lee Borck manages cattle feed yards in Kansas and Nebraska. His animal welfare protocols are on the leading edge in an industry adapting to meet consumer demand – and consumer perception.
The truth about egg laying farms and the healthful, humane care farmers provide their hens.
Steve Strickler is up every day before the crack of dawn on his dairy farm in Allen County, Kansas because he’s committed to doing the right thing. The health of his dairy herd trumps everything else on the farm, even his own comfort.
See the inside of a modern pork farm and learn how farmers care about animal wellbeing and the environment.
Out here on the open range where cattle have the right of way, Clark County, Kansas cattle rancher Roger Giles treats his cattle with care and respect because he understands that to do otherwise, harms his bottom line and his reputation.
Increasingly, consumers want to know where their food comes from. Amy Saunders raises cattle in Jefferson County, Kansas and markets the beef directly in nearby Lawrence and suburban Kansas City. Her customers want to know her - and her cattle.
Take a brief tour of a family hog farm in Illinois to learn how farmers produce a safe and nutritious product for your family.
Does a dog act like a cow? When it comes to our animals, whether they be for food use or companions, the care they get and the way they behave are going to be different.
Michigan pork producers provide care to their animals based upon knowledge, science and practices that have been time-honored and tested to provide what is best for the animal.
Dairy farmers and pork producers adopt animal welfare programs to provide care to their animals based upon knowledge and science.