Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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

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Free Range Poultry Pasture Marketing 213

Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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

APRIL 13, 2022

He showed pictures of the “free range”, which was a tiny alcove smaller than your home’s bathroom, no grass, that the chickens would not even venture into. But unlike most eateries, he explained the fake grill lines to his customers. People flocked to the restaurant. He explained that all his claims about natural were meaningless.

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Sustainable Food Trust

JULY 26, 2023

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. How often have you heard that said?

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Poultry Agroecology Pasture Food 52

Farmbrite

OCTOBER 8, 2024

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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Farmbrite

MARCH 9, 2023

If your eggs are organic or free-range, be sure to communicate it! Feel free to have signage that sings the praises of the egg’s taste and quality. Or specialty products, such as organic, pasture raised or omega-3 eggs. A little personality goes a long way too. You probably can’t compete on price with the supermarket.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Brent and Anna and their family raise pork and chicken on pasture. They have also raised other livestock and poultry through the years. Sally and JP and their growing full-time and part-time staff raise certified naturally grown produce and pasture-raised, organic-fed pork, poultry, and eggs.

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Cattle Pasture Poultry Family Farming 52