ChickenSummit422

ProvisionerOnline.com's editors attended the Chicken Media Summit April 17-19, 2013. Below are links to podcasts, articles and tweets from their online coverage of the inaugural event in New Bern and Kinston, N.C.

PODCASTS

John Starkey Q&A at Chicken Media Summit
Andy Hanacek sits down for a brief wrap-up of the 2013 Chicken Media Summit in New Bern, N.C., with John Starkey, president of USPOULTRY.

Q&A with Bill Lovette, Pilgrim's Pride, at Chicken Media Summit
Bill Lovette, president and CEO of Pilgrim's Pride, offers his take on the 2013 Chicken Media Summit in New Bern, N.C., with Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief.

Exclusive interview with Mike Helgeson, GNP Co., at Chicken Media Summit
Mike Helgeson, CEO of GNP Co., discusses goals and successes of the 2013 Summit with Sam Gazdziak, Independent Processor editor.

 

ARTICLES

Chicken Media Summit 2013 makes the case for transparency
When I first started covering the industry, the prevailing logic was that the average consumer doesn’t want to know where his or her food comes from. All they cared about was that the food was nutritious and affordable, and that it tasted good.

Chicken Media Summit 2013: The importance of animal source foods
It is only fitting that protein would take the center stage at the opening of the 2013 Chicken Media Summit. Not only was chicken the delicious main course at the opening reception/dinner, but it was also a central part of the keynote address that discussed the role of protein in providing the needed nutrients to the growing world population.


TWEETS

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A selection of key tweets out of dozens sent by our editors live during the event. For more, visit, www.twitter.com/natprovisioner.


National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr



Andy H is "on the road" again today, headed to N.C. for ‪#CMS2013‬ (Chicken Media Summit)

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr



Survived the prop plane...in New Bern now...awaiting the kickoff to ‪#CMS2013‬ ~AH

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr



Lovette: ...so the industry has decided to be a part of answering questions for consumers. ‪#cms2013‬

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr


‪#CMS2013‬ Weldon: there is opp to provide protein to "food deserts" in developed nations like U.S....

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr



‪#CMS2013‬: Susan Finn, amer council for fitness & nutrition, takes the podium.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr



‪#CMS2013‬ Finn: believes 2015 dietary guidelines could focus more on quality protein, unlike in the past.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr



‪#CMS2013‬ Finn: iron deficiency most prevalent form of malnutrition, affecting 2 bil people.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬17 Apr



‪#CMS2013‬ got off to a great start with a keynote address on the importance of animal source foods: ‪http://bit.ly/11fsdDg ‬

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬18 Apr



Day 2 of ‪#CMS2013‬ begins w Mark Pope, Lenoir County, on poultry positive impact. ‪pic.twitter.com/ZQuMGbmCFA‬

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬18 Apr



Off we go to the chx farm...thx to Sanderson Farms for hosting! ‪#CMS2013‬

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬18 Apr



Just hung out with about 25,000 chickens in their house...they had a nice pad. Well-fed, calm, and nice air quality too. ‪#CMS2013‬ ~AH

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬18 Apr



Encouraging to see consumer media engaging and open to learning; rest of industry really ought to take note, do these events. ‪#CMS2013‬ ~AH

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬18 Apr



...basically, ‪#CMS2013‬ is big step for chicken industry awareness, demonstrates a desire to show facts and let people decide for 'selves.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Day 3 ‪#CMS2013‬: Isabel Maples, Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association, on trends in dairy/protein. ‪@DairyFoods‬pic.twitter.com/tt2nDM9Vi7‬

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Lampkin Butts, Bill Lovette, Jim Perdue participate in exec. panel this morning, moderated by Bill Roenigk. ‪#CMS2013‬ ‪#heavyhitters‬

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Butts: believes economy will come back, and that at some point we'll get a normal corn crop.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Butts: "if both happen at the same time, industry could be in for a nice ride."

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Lovette: outlook for today is good, but future can be even better. Population: 9 bil by 2050.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Lovette: chicken expected to grow most out of commercially available proteins as well.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Lovette ‪#cms2013‬: surplus of chicken expected in US and Brazil...to supply chicken deficits in Asia, Africa.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Perdue ‪#cms2013‬: sustainability can be profitable for a company. Doesn't have to be a drain.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Perdue ‪#cms2013‬: talks about Agrirecycle plant...a cool facility we featured in jan 2010.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Butts ‪#cms2013‬: improved demand in foodservice biz shows some economic improvement overall.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Perdue ‪#cms2013‬: turkey burger in places like BK is a sea change for industry.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Lovette ‪#cms2013‬: H7N9 ‪#avianflu‬ virus is new and diff, but we're still learning about it. But never in US thus far.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Glisson ‪#cms2013‬: 8 billion chickens produced every year around the globe. Trying to keep every one healthy.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Doug Smith, N.C. State, ‪#cms2013‬: discussing chicken product labeling.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Smith ‪#cms2013‬: steroids, hormones never added to poultry at least since studies in 1950s showed no benefit.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Yvonne thaxton, univ. of Arkansas, speaks about poultry welfare next.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Kendra waldbusser, pilgrim's pride, ‪#cms2013‬: discusses modernization of poultry inspection.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Waldbusser ‪#cms2013‬: new rule would allow line speeds up to 175 bpm; plants would conduct sorting before inspection.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



Waldbusser ‪#cms2013‬: USDA would increase focus on offline (haccp record review, food-safety tasks) inspection

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr

Waldbusser ‪#cms2013‬: emphasizes that change is not mandatory, and lines won't just flip a switch and speed up or go 5 times faster.

National Provisioner ‏‪@natprovisioner‬19 Apr



And that's a wrap from ‪#cms2013‬ for us. Go to ‪provisioneronline.com ‬ for post-event content into next week! And thx for following! ‪#CMS2013
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