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

Food Politics

The USDA announces updated guidelines for substantiating claims on meat and poultry labels in these categories. 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.

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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”? Cage Free: This term refers to poultry that is allowed to roam indoors without cages and have access to food and water. Photography by Lena Beck) Free Range: This means that the animal spends part of its time outside, uncaged.

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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. There are at least 1,000 intensive poultry units throughout the UK.

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Pro Tips for Livestock Health, Care, and Wellness

Farmbrite

Ensure that equipment and clothing used around livestock are sanitized and free from contaminants further reducing the risk of spreading pathogens. Try to control non-resident stray dogs and or cats Reduce contact with free-ranging wildlife including birds, waterfowl, and mammals.

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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. They have also raised other livestock and poultry through the years. 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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