{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"We Live It | LiveAg's Livestock Marketing Podcast","title":"What Consumers Want from Beef in 2026 | Raise Well + Source & Age Explained","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/457e9ae6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1080,"description":"This week on the We Live It Podcast, Ty deCordova and Casey Mabry sit down with Doug Stanton of IMI Global to break down one of the biggest new announcements in value-added cattle marketing — the Raise Well program.\nIf you're wondering:How do I add more buyers on sale day?What claims actually matter in today’s market?What are retailers and consumers demanding in 2026?Is Raise Well different from CARE or Natural programs?Should I bundle verification programs?We cover it all.\nDoug walks through the evolution of third-party verification programs including:\n • Source & Age\n • NHTC (Non-Hormone Treated Cattle)\n • Natural\n • CARE sustainability platform\n • Angus Link & GMS\n • And now… Raise Well\nRaise Well is an animal welfare-based, natural, traceable program already approved by Whole Foods and being utilized by retail supply chains. It represents a growing shift toward consumer-driven beef standards and gives producers another opportunity to attract new buyers.\nThe key takeaway?\nYou don’t build premiums overnight — you build buyer pools.\nThe more programs you qualify for, the more options you create on sale day.\nIf you're marketing feeder cattle, backgrounding calves, or selling through video auctions, this episode will help you understand how third-party verification adds market access and protects long-term buyer relationships.\nSubscribe for weekly conversations built by cattle people, for cattle people.\n#RaiseWell #IMIGlobal #CattleMarketing #VerifiedBeef #WeLiveIt","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/SsNLQLqn7ePgfHzuUJzXQtMtFUBesC-szTPaDkxMq9k/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yODFk/YzU4YmMzNjgyMjEy/OTQ1YjFlODk0NTY1/N2Q4Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}