Twitter Battle: Brad Wall calls out A&W on claims regarding Canadian Beef quality.

[AgrivilleAdmin]

On Twitter today. Brad Wall calling out A&W on their claims regarding Canadian Beef.

[Hamloc]

A&W used to be my favourite fast food restaurant then they started their hormone free non Canadian beef promotion. Have only ate there once in the last year. Started eating at McDonald's because they use 100% Canadian beef. Don't intend on going back to A&W. Much to my surprise McDonald's is pretty good.

[farmaholic]

"....Isn't enough that matches our standards"....???????¿

What? Not enough lips and assholes, nuts and udders in it for ya A&W?

Fast food is all ****ing garbage anyway.....if they had to make a living off my support they all would have been out of business years ago!

Don't tell those chamomile tea sipping, tattooed, toque wearing, tree hugger anti-everythings how much fat and sodium is in that SHIT!

[Oliver88]

Haven't stepped in an A&W in several years since they started their BS advertising campaign.

McDonald's or Dairy Queen I do step into occasionally when travelling.

[Blaithin]

I find the A&W boycotts and call outs irritating.

As always, we as producers provide a product to consumers. If they want a specific product, we supply it or lose out on their money.

Who are we to get mad that they want something that hasn't received implants or prophylactic antibiotics. Who are we to nitpick marketing wording and consumer intelligence.

Sure, buy local and buy Canadian whenever possible. I do. But I do not like supporting feedlots or their practices. So if it comes down to local vs CAFO... it's not always an obvious answer. I would rather help drive the industry in a direction I believe in than support practices I want to see discontinued, even though they're local.

I do agree it's rather pointless to argue the quality of meat when it's fast food... but lips and assholes can be treated differently while alive and for some people, that's the issue.

[grassfarmer]

Agree Blaithin. So what's Wall's angle - is he wanting a directors seat at McDonalds?

[bucket]

Not sure this is good time management from a premier running deficits....why does he care? Maybe he ought to push A&W around like BHP....yeah that will do it....


He should worry more about the province than a 6 dollar hamburger...better yet maybe give a shit about cattle guys that don't have feed or pasture ....or the ones that lost cattle .....

[the big wheel]

Growth hormones are a lot worse for you than people realize. How about making it easier for producers to raise their beef without it? I don't see anything wrong if they want to sell that and there truly isn't enough here well actually none of his business except maybe should be encouraging producers to
Start producing what people want.

[farmaholic]

Everyone has the right to choose what they consume...

But ultimately. ..who tells the auto industry how to build their vehicles. Who tells Apple how to design and build their devices?

Send the messages with your wallet or grow your own food.

[farmaholic]

Growth hormones are a lot worse for you than people realize. How about making it easier for producers to raise their beef without it? I don't see anything wrong if they want to sell that and there truly isn't enough here well actually none of his business except maybe should be encouraging producers to
Start producing what people want.

Can't disagree with the questionable practice of hormones or "antibiotics"....but those production methods in some of the livestock industries has the consumer addicted to reasonably priced meat. Are they willing to pay more for hormone and antibiotic free production?

I bought farm raised chickens from my cousin...about $24/butchered bird....maybe the consumers need to pay up if they're going to dictate production practices.

[the big wheel]

Yep that's true. Where are they getting their antibiotic and no hormone beef from? Where are they getting it so
Cheap to compete with the others

[Blaithin]

The price debate is hard. On one hand, I can easily see many people not wanting to pay for the grass fed option. On the other hand...

Well, as an example, I have proliferate chickens and extra eggs. I almost can't give them away around the local farm community. For $2.50 a dozen, less than almost all store bought eggs, I rarely get any orders. Yet I can charge $4-$5 a dozen and will sell out every time I go to Red Deer.

Urban people seem to be much more willing to pay for what they consider to be quality products than rural people. To an extent anyway.