In a an interview last year with Cattle Network I was asked about my background and my ranching business.I thought to share the answer here. I am a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (1981) where I had earlier received[...]

A reporter recently asked that I clarify a position I had taken concerning the USDA 2006 grass fed proposal. REPORTER: The Associated Press quoted your concerns about the USDA's recent proposal to broaden the term grass fed. They're suggesting that only 99[...]

REPORTER: Speaking for the American Grassfed Association, you said,We feel very strongly that any grassfed standard must address the issue of confinement as an integral part of that standard: otherwise the label will lose its integrity.We have two issues at[...]

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN GRASS FED ASSOCIATION Grazing America 2006 in Colorado Springs was a great success.It truly was an Education and Celebration of Real Farm Food as it facilitated the building of a bridge from the farm to the[...]

August 8, 2006 Martin E.O.Conner Chief,Standardization Branch, Livestockand Seed Program, AMS,USDA Room 2607-S 1400 Independence Avenue,SW Washington, DC 20250-0254 RE:Docket No. LS-05-09 The American Grassfed Association (AGA) would like to[...]