‘Food Inc. – A Nebraska Point of View’

By NET Television

“Food Inc.,” examining American food, its production and sales, has its Nebraska broadcast premiere on the PBS series “POV” on Wednesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. CT on NET1 and in high-definition on NET-HD.

At the conclusion of the program, NET will broadcast “Food Inc. – A Nebraska Point of View,” providing an opportunity for Nebraska food producers to express their opinions about the film and its issues it raises.

The entire primetime event will be hosted by NET General Manager Rod Bates, who will open the broadcast with a brief interview with Greg Ibach, Director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture.

“POV” - derived from the film term “point of view” – is a PBS’ showcase for award-winning documentaries with a specific viewpoint. The broadcast “Food Inc” marks the beginning of the 23rd season of “POV,” television’s longest-running independent documentary series, which serves as a public forum for unique perspectives rarely explored in mainstream media.

JBS United Employees Awarded Multiple Agribusiness Honors

JBS United has awarded three employees, Dr. Joel Spencer, Dr. Buddy Hinson and Mike Johnston, as recipents of several prestigious agribusiness awards, some due to their work in the swine industry.

To read the full press release, click here.

Watchdog Group: HSUS Downgraded by Charity Evaluator

New ratings from Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest and most-utilized evaluator of charities, show a downgrade for the Humane Society of the United States.

“Charity Navigator now gives HSUS a lower level of trustworthiness than the notoriously radical People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA),” the Center for Consumer Freedom points out in a press release.

The Center for Consumer Freedom points to this as evidence that HSUS “is not adequately fulfilling its stated charitable purpose.”

“HSUS’s 2008 tax filing shows that the group spent less than one percent of its collected donations on grants to hands-on pet shelters. It put five times as much into its executive pension plan during that year,” the Center for Consumer Freedom says.

David Martosko, CCF’s Director of Research and the editor of HumaneWatch.org, released the following statement on HSUS’s new ranking:

• Charity Navigator’s downgrading of the Humane Society of the United States and its international arm sends a clear message: Animal charities can’t stuff donor dollars away in pension plans, shortchange pet shelters, and expect that no one will notice.
• HSUS raises tens of millions of dollars a year from Americans who believe their money is trickling down to local pet shelters. Instead, their contributions fund a bloated staff of well-paid lawyers and lobbyists, PETA-style propaganda campaigns, and a hefty executive pension plan.

Source: Charity Navigator and Center for Consumer Freedom