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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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How To Sell To Restaurants As A Farmer

Farmbrite

Heres a closer look at whats involved with marketing and selling to restaurants as a farm to help you determine whether its the right fit for your farming operation. This gives you a market for the obscure produce youre dying to grow. Market research lon your ocal restaurants : First things first, do your research.

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Eggcellence: Discovering The Best Organic Egg Brands

Kavya Organic Farm

It can be difficult to determine precisely what you’re getting and which brands of Organic Egg are the best because of labels like “cage-free” (which has no meaning), “free-range,” “pasture-raised,” etc. is really free-range, and each hen is guaranteed at least 14 square feet.

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Photo Essay: Standing in the Gaps With Feed Durham

Civil Eats

Bags contain cabbage, kale, collards, sweet potatoes, red potatoes, onions, squash, spices, bread from Ninth Street Bakery , and free-range eggs, among other things. Were proud to offer every herb, fruit, and vegetable ever known, from the common sweet potato to the not-so-common kiwi berry.

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Taking Your Chickens’ Eggs to Market

Farmbrite

You have a few choices when it comes to getting your eggs to market. Farmer stands are typically found in places like farmers markets or on the road-side. Some Tips for Effective Farmer Stands: Farm Stand Location: Choose a location that is not only high traffic, but also heavily populated by your target market (i.e.

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How to make your own Livestock or Animal Feeds

Farmbrite

Free-Range Supplements : If hens are free-range, they may eat bugs, greens, and other natural supplements, slightly reducing feed intake. Limestone and Dicalcium Phosphate 1% For calcium Finisher Feed (6 Weeks to Market Weight) Corn 65% Energy source for rapid growth.

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CAFF VAPG Scholarship Opportunity

Caff

Do you sell your produce as organic, local, free range, grass fed, etc. The Value Added Producer Grant provides funding to farmers (and other qualified stakeholders) that can be used towards expenses such as staffing, marketing, packaging, and more. Interested in applying for the USDA's Value Added Producer Grant?