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[...]

By MARIAN BURROS Published: July 26, 2006 THE Agriculture Department has proposed allowing animals to be labeled grass-fed even if they never saw a pasture and were fed antibiotics and hormones. When Martin E.O.Connor, chief of the standardization branch[...]

There is a new food consciousness in America that can be witnessed at the grass roots level of sustainable food producers (grass fed beef included here),a more savvy, enlightened consumer, food industry professionals (chefs) and yes, even corporations.As[...]