The Pros and Cons From One Oprah Episode
Oprah’s being skewered like a rare beef kabob on a bevy of cattle web sites after she challenged both herself and staff members to go vegan for one week. Ah but on that same segment the beef industry received some positive PR. I’m Susan Allen, I’ll tell you about it when OpenRange returns. Love her or hate her you can’t dispute Oprahs influence and power one reason some beef industry bloggers are bloviating after an episode where the Diva challenged her 378 member staff to go vegan for a week. Comments I caught on bloggs recalled basketball star Bill Walton, whose vegetarian foray didn’t last long. The big guy was very candid about the fact that he soon realized he couldn’t compete in the NBA without the protein for muscle required. Another urged Oprah to interview the Green Bay Packers, and ask them what they eat to stay healthy and “game-ready”. Other reviewers felt the episode actually had a positive outcome for meat lovers,especially in the "farm to table" segment where Cargill invited crew members from Oprah inside a beef processing plant to film the rendering process from start to finish allowing cameramen access to all but the box where cattle are stunned. In return, the general manager of the Cargill plant Nicole Johnson-Hoffman appeared on Oprah at the table with anti-production agriculture guru Michael Pollen. Cargill reports extremely positive feed back from the episode that has created a Oprah Visit My Farm Facebook movement so Oprah can see first hand how farm animals are treated with dignity.