Methane: Cattle Are Not Solely to Blame
A professor at Cornell University is suggesting that shale gas and shale oil production—and not cattle—are the most likely cause of a steep increase in global methane emissions. Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Cornell University—and an expert on the atmospheric implications of methane—is challenging a spate of recent scientific papers that blame farmed cattle for a recent spike in global methane emissions. Instead, Howarth says methane emissions associated with the recent expansion of shale gas and…
Grassfed’s Role In A Greener World: AGW’s Response to the University of Oxford study, Grazed and Confused?
Grazed and Confused?—the new report from the University of Oxford’s Food Climate Research Network—represents an important step forward in advancing our scientific knowledge on how we might feed ourselves sustainably. Written by a number of eminent scientists involved in exploring sustainable food production, the report seeks to address a specific—but vital—question in the sustainable food debate: What is the role of grazing ruminants in contributing to or mitigating climate change? It is therefore extremely disappointing to see this important report…
Meet The Farmer – Cross Talk
Dr. Diane and Peter Dickinson raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW sheep for meat and wool and Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW, Certified Grassfed by AGW beef cattle outdoors on pasture at Shepherd’s Cross Inc. in Claremore, OK. The Dickinsons have been farming for 34 years. Tell us about your farm … Peter and I were both raised on farms and we had a longing to raise our own family on a farm. We saved our pennies…
AGW Responds to U.S. Decision to Import Irish Grassfed Beef
The United States Department of Agriculture has recently approved imports of Irish beef making grassfed claims based on criteria including “More than 80% grass diet” and “Pasture for more than 6/7/8 months per year.” In response, A Greener World--North America’s leading sustainability certifier--is asking U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to consider the impact of this decision on the fledgling U.S. grassfed market and to ensure transparency for farmers and consumers. Read our full statement below: June 30, 2017…
We’re Staying In
From the perspective of a farming-based program driven by sound science, President Trump’s announcement yesterday to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate change agreement is calamitous, and flies directly in the face of scientific consensus and humanity itself. It means the U.S. now stands alongside only Syria and Nicaragua as nations who are not part of this historic agreement to address the global threat of climate change. Read that sentence again. Over 97 percent of actively publishing climate…
