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Latest outrages from the meat industry
Link to blog from the Gristmill article

Marin Sun Farms Burgers showcased !!

What You Need to Know About The Beef You Eat - by Jo Robinson
Mother Earth News, January 23, 2008

May 2008

Congress Passes Farm Bill, Defying Bush
By: Mary Clarke Jalonick
Associated Press Writer

Farting Cow Argument
Walter Jeffries Rebutt

Building Better Bovines - Grassfed Cattle Business a Family Affair
By: Judith McGinnis

Legal Defense Fund Moves to stop Animal ID Program;
Files intent to sue letter with USDA and Michigan Department of Agriculture

NRCS to Host Soil Workshop

2008 Vermont Forage Conference

April 2008

White Oak Pastures Opens Georgia's First On-Farm Processing Plant:
To increase production of humanely-raised Grassfed beef.

March 2008

The Kentucky Hamburger Alliance Project
By: Bob Perry

Health, Environmental Concerns Fuel Popularity of Grass-fed Beef
By: Susan Salisbury
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Super-foods to Know
What America Eats
By: Nina Planck

California State University, Chico Agriculture
Agricultural Research Initiatives - Final Report

Beef and Dairy Can be Good for the Planet
By: Suzanne Nelson, March 5, 2008


Meat Roulette:

As the latest recall shows, food safety has taken a back seat to industry profits. By Christopher D. Cook February 25, 2008 Los Angeles Times


Is Grass-fed Beef Better?
Consumer Reports
March 2008

February 2008

Grass-fed beef producers approve new labeling standard
By: Sustainable Food News
February 20, 2008

Doing What Comes Naturally
By: Becky Weed, Belgrade, Montana
February 12, 2008

Pollan: Senate Farm Bill "a disappointment"
February 12, 2008

Naturally-Raised Label, AGA
February 12,2008

Global Farm Animal Production and Global Warming:
Impacting & Mitigating Climate Change
Environmental Health Perspectives, February 12,2008

Research in favor of grass-fed for smaller carbon footprint
Living on Earth, February 8, 2008

Food Mile Guy Recalculates Carbon Cost of Food
Battle Creek Enquirer, February 5, 2008

Feds Reorganize National Organic Program Leadership Structure
Sustainable Food News, February 5, 2008

Food Alliance nears agreement on certifying grass-fed producers
Sustainable Food News, February 4, 2008

USDA's Naturally Raised Proposal Could Boost Prices
Phoenix Business Journal, February 4, 2008

Local Farmers Take Case to Richmond
Jayson Whitehead, February 3, 2008

Organic Beef Exporters Eye U.S. Market Following Clone Decision
Queensland Country Life, February 2, 2008

Grassfed Cows & the Prettiest Cow, February 1, 2008

Study: 'Green' Shoppers Spend 3X More
By: Sustainable Food News, February 1, 2008

January 2008

Health Reasons to Cut Back on Corn Consumption, US News & World Report
January 17, 2008

On Meat-and other Tasty Pursuits, By Renee Wilmeth
Indianapolis Monthly, January 24, 2008

On-Site Plant Beefs up Rancher's Business, By Elizabeth Lee
January 21, 2008

University of North Carolina puts grassfed beef on the menu  January 26,2008

USDA Releases Business Plan - January 25, 2008

Grassfed Beef Producer to Open Certified Humane Facility-
Sustainable Food News, January 21, 2008

Homeopathic Information About Coccidia (Dr. Ann Wells) January 2008

Tyler Dawley -Tapped For Ag Leadership Program, January 12, 2008

Grassfed Hitting Internet Blogs January 7, 2008

Feed Bag Blog interviews Will Harris - AGA beef director: Read it here!
 January 7, 2008

National Animal Identification System: What does it mean for producers and consumers of grass-fed products? (Judith McGeary) December 2006

Grass-Fed Rule Angers Farmers (New York Times) July 26, 2006 

Response to USDA grassfed proposal (American Grassfed Forum) July 26, 2006

Ranchers of grass-fed beef talk up its virtues (Denver Post) July 26, 2006

Grass-fed beef worth the wait for many (McClatchy News Service) August 16, 2006

Better Beef (Mother Earth News) Oct/Nov 2005

Greener Pastures: How grassfed beef and milk contribute to healthy living (Union of Concerned Scientists Newsletter) August 2006

 

 

Press Releases

Food Alliance Partnership Press Release
February 2, 2008

AGA Position Statement on the Newly Released USDA Grass Fed Claim

American Grassfed Association to host Grazing America: July 20-22, 2006 February 20, 2006

Grassfed Standards Unveiled at American Grassfed Association's Second Annual Conference March 17, 2005

AGA to hold 2nd Annual Conference, March 4-6, 2005 Jan. 05, 2005

AGA celebrates 1st Anniversary September 1, 2004

AGA hires Executive Director March 25, 2004

AGA 1st Conference a Big Success March 12, 2004

USDA Grassfed Standards Meeting Feb. 24, 2004

AGA Conference Info - March 5/6 Topeka, KS Feb. 24, 2004

AGA Official BSE Position Statement Jan. 20, 2004

Establishment of the American Grassfed Association September 1, 2003

Grassfed Facts: Meat, Dairy Products, Poultry & Eggs September 1, 2003

 

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