Hannah Thompson-Weeman

That's great. Hannah, do you want to introduce yourself? Hi, everyone. Hannah Thompson-Wieman. I'm president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance. We are a nonprofit working to safeguard the future of animal agriculture and its value to society by bridging the communication gap between the farm and food communities.

That's great. Hannah, do you want to introduce yourself? Hi, everyone. Hannah Thompson-Wieman. I'm president and CEO of the Animal Agriculture Alliance. We are a nonprofit working to safeguard the future of animal agriculture and its value to society by bridging the communication gap between the farm and food communities.

Everything we do falls in the areas of connect, so connecting stakeholders from across animal agriculture and the food chain. Engage, so engaging with key influencers on hot topics like animal welfare, sustainability, responsible antibiotic use. And then lastly, the juicy stuff, protect. which is our monitoring of adversarial groups out there.

Everything we do falls in the areas of connect, so connecting stakeholders from across animal agriculture and the food chain. Engage, so engaging with key influencers on hot topics like animal welfare, sustainability, responsible antibiotic use. And then lastly, the juicy stuff, protect. which is our monitoring of adversarial groups out there.

So individuals and organizations that just don't believe there's a way to ethically and responsibly raise animals for food and are working very fervently to try to advance that mindset using a variety of different tactics, including some that would fall in the realm of what we're going to be talking about here today.

So individuals and organizations that just don't believe there's a way to ethically and responsibly raise animals for food and are working very fervently to try to advance that mindset using a variety of different tactics, including some that would fall in the realm of what we're going to be talking about here today.

So monitoring those groups and informing the industry about security management and other ways that we can make sure that we're protecting our livelihoods. The alliance has been around since 1987. So we have quite a bit of history in this area and we're based in the D.C. area. Great. Thanks, Hannah. Appreciate that. And last but not least, Mike.

So monitoring those groups and informing the industry about security management and other ways that we can make sure that we're protecting our livelihoods. The alliance has been around since 1987. So we have quite a bit of history in this area and we're based in the D.C. area. Great. Thanks, Hannah. Appreciate that. And last but not least, Mike.

So my current hyper fixation is we have a house guest staying with us right now from Spain. And she brought us these chocolate bars is way underselling. In Spanish, it's called Tron. But I don't really know what that exactly translates to. But it's like the fanciest chocolate bar. And she knows that I love Oreos. So she found an Oreo one.

So my current hyper fixation is we have a house guest staying with us right now from Spain. And she brought us these chocolate bars is way underselling. In Spanish, it's called Tron. But I don't really know what that exactly translates to. But it's like the fanciest chocolate bar. And she knows that I love Oreos. So she found an Oreo one.

So it is a very rich and premium chocolate bar with Oreos in it, which I love. Yeah. I had to bring it into my office and hide it from my husband because she brought him one too. But of course, he started to eat mine first. Of course. I just had to ration it and bring it in and hide it. So that's my current fixation at the moment is my Spanish chocolate bar.

So it is a very rich and premium chocolate bar with Oreos in it, which I love. Yeah. I had to bring it into my office and hide it from my husband because she brought him one too. But of course, he started to eat mine first. Of course. I just had to ration it and bring it in and hide it. So that's my current fixation at the moment is my Spanish chocolate bar.

And then the first thing that popped in my head, not to stay on this international theme, but when you started talking about a food memory, was when I studied abroad in Brazil and we went to like an actual Brazilian steakhouse. And at this point, I had never been to Brazil. you know, the Fogo de Chão and the Americanized version. So it was all new to me.

And then the first thing that popped in my head, not to stay on this international theme, but when you started talking about a food memory, was when I studied abroad in Brazil and we went to like an actual Brazilian steakhouse. And at this point, I had never been to Brazil. you know, the Fogo de Chão and the Americanized version. So it was all new to me.

And just the parade of meat and different types of meat from Brahma hump to chicken hearts to picanha and everything else. And it just kept appearing and we just kept eating it. So that's the first like very distinct food memory. And especially again, I never been to even the American version of one before that. So it was just

And just the parade of meat and different types of meat from Brahma hump to chicken hearts to picanha and everything else. And it just kept appearing and we just kept eating it. So that's the first like very distinct food memory. And especially again, I never been to even the American version of one before that. So it was just

meat as far as the eye can see, which at the Animal Agriculture Alliance, we love that. So that was my distinct food memory was my first authentic in Brazil, Brazilian steakhouse experience. That is awesome. Mike, why don't you go ahead?

meat as far as the eye can see, which at the Animal Agriculture Alliance, we love that. So that was my distinct food memory was my first authentic in Brazil, Brazilian steakhouse experience. That is awesome. Mike, why don't you go ahead?

I spoke at a meeting in Lancaster recently and I'm not that far away, but I legit went up like a day early so I would get to go to the dinner at the Shady Naples. I was like, that's on the agenda. I'll be there the night before, even though I could drive up the morning of. So, yeah, it's definitely worth the trip.

I spoke at a meeting in Lancaster recently and I'm not that far away, but I legit went up like a day early so I would get to go to the dinner at the Shady Naples. I was like, that's on the agenda. I'll be there the night before, even though I could drive up the morning of. So, yeah, it's definitely worth the trip.