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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

Pasture-raised”? Farms that receive this certification raise their animals in pasture or on range and allow the animals to behave and move in a way that supports their well-being. American Humane Certified: This certification is granted by American Humane to practitioners of animal agriculture.

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Member Spotlight: Barinaga Ranch

Caff

I enjoy poring over pasture data to plan my grazing rotation, or planning the projects we have undertaken to sequester carbon in the soil and improve our pasture productivity. But there is another very vocal segment that equates all animal agriculture with environmental degradation.

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A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

As with all programs, NSAC will continue to analyze the RPFSA’s CSP provisions, including a proposed one-time CSP subprogram focused on enrollment of up to 500,000 acres of native or improved pasture land used for livestock grazing in the Lower Mississippi River Valley to address water quality issues leading to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Kansas Ranch Wins Environmental Stewardship Award

Agwired

Owners Joe Carpenter and Barb Downey have incorporated numerous grazing management techniques to enhance rangeland health, minimize the need for harvested forages and meet the nutritional needs of their cattle with little supplemental feed.