While it is sure nice to have a homey friendly atmosphere I also think it is nice that we can have civil discussions about controversial topics that affect us in the industry. Some of these discussions are the direct result of topics published by sellers in their catalogs which are sent to hundreds if not thousands of people. If someone published their desired to retain a flush on all their sale cattle or rights to clone all their cattle this is an interesting approach open to multiple interpretations. SRU sure had a different take on it and it was one that I hadn't thought about (and although I asked if he had lost his mind I actually knew where it was so it was a rhetorical question
) - as did a couple of others - the different approaches were very interesting to me -
If Rowe describes his PHA policy and we discuss and interpret it in a wide variety of ways it isn't slander and it isn't trashing - it is a discussion of different views; if Sullivans say they want rights to the genetics of all their sale animals and we discuss it - it isn't trashing and it isn't slander- it is what it is - different peoples opinions about a published statement. And while a modicum of levity is always appreciated I pretty much want to talk cattle - all aspects of cattle - health, welfare, environmental concerns, feed, prices, breeding, breeds, bulls, sales, females, traits, genetics, legal issues related to cattle and land etc etc etc
SRU is a pretty good planet cop - not so great with the computer but a pretty good planet cop - I don't see where there has been any complaining, trashing, slander etc I see some pretty good discussions where I have learned a lot - so frankly I don't see an issue and I don't find the necessity for the behavior police to tell us to be nice.....so on that note ....
Issue #6 You were asked about BW on a very popular bull - you figure that it would be easy to find as the owners have several sales so you could just pull out your catalogs - BUT low and behold no BW......none, zero, zip, nada.....what do you think??
Issue #7 You are a college kid in an ag program wanting to get into ag communications, ad design etc....a person of some importance to the industry asks you to develop an ad for him and hands you a show picture of a champion bull - the picture is a proof and has proof written across the bull - he asks you to remove the word proof and the photographers name .......what do you do? what do you think???
True issues - as always your thoughtful comments will be appreciated (clapping)
If Rowe describes his PHA policy and we discuss and interpret it in a wide variety of ways it isn't slander and it isn't trashing - it is a discussion of different views; if Sullivans say they want rights to the genetics of all their sale animals and we discuss it - it isn't trashing and it isn't slander- it is what it is - different peoples opinions about a published statement. And while a modicum of levity is always appreciated I pretty much want to talk cattle - all aspects of cattle - health, welfare, environmental concerns, feed, prices, breeding, breeds, bulls, sales, females, traits, genetics, legal issues related to cattle and land etc etc etc
SRU is a pretty good planet cop - not so great with the computer but a pretty good planet cop - I don't see where there has been any complaining, trashing, slander etc I see some pretty good discussions where I have learned a lot - so frankly I don't see an issue and I don't find the necessity for the behavior police to tell us to be nice.....so on that note ....
Issue #6 You were asked about BW on a very popular bull - you figure that it would be easy to find as the owners have several sales so you could just pull out your catalogs - BUT low and behold no BW......none, zero, zip, nada.....what do you think??
Issue #7 You are a college kid in an ag program wanting to get into ag communications, ad design etc....a person of some importance to the industry asks you to develop an ad for him and hands you a show picture of a champion bull - the picture is a proof and has proof written across the bull - he asks you to remove the word proof and the photographers name .......what do you do? what do you think???
True issues - as always your thoughtful comments will be appreciated (clapping)