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Listen "Talking COVID-19, food supply chains, and food retailers with the new Chair of Iowa State's Department of Animal Science (and the host of RFD-TV's "Doc Talk" show), Dr. Dan Thomson"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to Episode 39 of The Spokesman Speaks podcast. In this episode, we interview Iowa Farm Bureau President Craig Hill and the new Chair of Iowa State's Department of Animal Science (and the host of RFD-TV's "Doc Talk" show), Dr. Dan Thomson. President Hill discusses updates to the COVID-19 assistance for Iowa farmers and what he's hearing as he conducts listening sessions with farmers in every region of the state. Dr. Thomson shares the vision and unique perspective he brings to ISU's Department of Animal Science; what his department and others are doing to help livestock farmers through the COVID-19 crisis; insights into food supply chain disruptions; and an approach to working with food retailers on issues like animal care and sustainability.
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