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46 THE RURAL VOICE
News
Pork Producers must
deal with perceptions
"Perception is powerful and we
need to know what we're doing (in
dealing with it)," broadcaster Kevin
Stewart told the annual meeting of
the Perth County Pork Producers
Association in Mitchell, January 29.
Canadians pork producers are
battling a public perception that is set
by the huge integrated swine
operations in the U.S. "Do you think
the North Carolina industry has
helped pork production by fighting
municipalities?" he asked. The big
companies have argued that pollution
of water may come from municipal
sewage plants and therefore the big
farms should be allowed to keep up
their current practices (which have
resulted in some infamous manure
spills). "This is not the kind of
exposure any industry hopes for,"
Stewart said.
Canadian pork producers still
have a chance to change that
perception Stewart said but they must
act quickly. "Get your house in order
and do it quick," he warned.
Some farmers may see right -to -
farm legislation as a victory for
farmers. "You might win but if the
public perceives you've said 'go stuff
your environmental concerns' you'll
lose. The public's tolerance toward
anyone who acts with contempt
toward the environment is
remarkably small."
Negative information has nine
times more impact than positive
information, he warned.
Ontario pork producers need to
clean up their act toward nutrient
management, Stewart said. "How
you conduct yourself may be more
important than that you win."
He warned producers that they're
in the business not just to produce
pork but to sell it, and they must have
public support to do that. They can
build that kind of support by giving a
positive view of the industry. He
praised the Huron County program
that allows farmers to donate a pig to
the local food banks. While the eight
pigs that have been donated is not a
huge number, the image it gives pork