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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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What’s in a Name? Food Labels, Explained

Modern Farmer

Do you know what “cage-free” means? How about “free range”? 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. Pasture-raised”?

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Measuring and Valuing: Animal welfare

Sustainable Food Trust

In the UK, cattle and sheep can travel for as much as 21 hours. With so many welfare-related labels – from RSPCA Assured to ‘free range’ – there needs to be a more integrated approach to both the collection of the data that inform these labels and the presentation of this information to consumers.

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Soil for Water Video Case Studies

ATTRA

A core belief for Michael and Bean Hollow Grassfed Farm is having and encouraging a healthy ecosystem where farm and land management reinforce natural processes because a farm cannot be healthy if the land is sick. Sheep and cattle are their primary livestock, but they also have layers for eggs. In this video, Brent shares who (i.e.,

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