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USDA’s guidance on meat labeling: still voluntary, alas.

Food Politics

A study conducted by researchers and policy experts at George Washington University found 20% of cattle marketed as “raised without antibiotics” to have been treated with antibiotics. This raises immediate questions about the antibiotic claim. You would think that fixing this situation requires mandatory regulation, not voluntary.

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Can Virtual Fences Help More Ranchers Adopt Regenerative Grazing Practices?

Civil Eats

Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings. This herd, however, is not quite as free-range as it appears. At Georges Mill Farm in northern Virginia, Molly and Sam Kroiz’s goats are on the move. Others push into a strip of bushes, munching through brambles.

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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? Pasture-raised”? Photography by Lena Beck) Free Range: This means that the animal spends part of its time outside, uncaged. Farms must provide proof to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service of free-range conditions.

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Pro Tips for Livestock Health, Care, and Wellness

Farmbrite

Pasture Management and Sustainability Practices : Implement rotational grazing and manage pasture quality to optimize forage availability and promote soil health. Ensure that equipment and clothing used around livestock are sanitized and free from contaminants further reducing the risk of spreading pathogens.

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Measuring and Valuing: Animal welfare

Sustainable Food Trust

This is reflected in the increase of interest in meat with more ethical credentials, including pasture-fed, local and organic. A significant shift towards meat-free diets has also been, in part, driven by concern for the welfare of animals in the food industry. In the UK, cattle and sheep can travel for as much as 21 hours.

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Do chickens deserve better?

Sustainable Food Trust

About once a month, I gulp when I pay £24 or thereabouts for my bird, which justifies its steep price tag because it is reared to the strictest legal ‘traditional’ and truly free-range standard, a slow-maturing variety fed on pasture and cereals, killed at 81 days.

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Soil for Water Video Case Studies

ATTRA

Sheep and cattle are their primary livestock, but they also have layers for eggs. Brent and Anna and their family raise pork and chicken on pasture. Sarah and Ralph raise cattle, chickens, produce, blackberries, hogs, cows, and more as they continue to look to add value and diversify their operation.

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