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Leading By Example Ronald Simmons (above) produces pasture-raised pigs and vegetables on 76 acres in Duplin County, North Carolina, the third generation to farm the land. Master Blend Family Farms supplies pork products to restaurants and high-end eateries across the…
In agriculture, we’re all used to worrying about weather—not enough moisture, too much moisture, moisture at the wrong times. We’re used to worrying about markets, equipment, labor and inputs. We’re used to worrying about so many things except our own…
Bill van Nes and his family raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) Jersey dairy cows at St. Bridgid’s Creamery in Brussels, Ontario. “I grew up on my family's farm and descended from a long lineage of…
Hart Dairy was founded with the goal of treating cows humanely, making highly nutritious milk accessible for more people in the United States, and building an environmentally sustainable dairy. Hart Dairy cows are raised outdoors on pasture and never confined.…
Tara and Bob Klager raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) sheep at Providence Lane Homestead, a wool and fiber farm located in Rocky View County, Alberta. Originally from a small town near Kitchener, Ontario, Tara and her…
Karen Bittner raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) laying hens at Flatlander’s Farm in Mill Bay, British Columbia. The Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW certification and food label lets consumers know these animals are raised…
October 27, 2021 U.S Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service 1400 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250 Re: Request for comment pertaining to the labeling of meat and poultry products comprised of or containing cultured cells derived from…
Faith Hagenhofer and her family raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) sheep at Hercules Farm in Tenino, Washington. The Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW certification and food label lets consumers know these animals are raised…
Ladonnah Cardin raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) beef cattle at Elmwood Farms in Gould City, Michigan. The Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW certification and food label lets consumers know these animals are raised outdoors…
Christy and Patrick Lohof raise 65 Red Angus-based beef cattle near Otter, Montana. The cattle run on 3,000 acres of rolling rangeland at 3,700 feet elevation. While some grasses were seeded in the 1960s, most of the grassland is made…
Chad Shields raises Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) laying hens, beef cattle and sheep at Six Stone Jars Farm in Tazewell, Tennessee—situated on beautiful Norris Lake about an hour northeast of Knoxville. The flock of hens…
Anna Thomson and Laura Thomson raise Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW) laying hens, meat chickens and turkeys at Joyful Wren Farm in Champaign, IL. Sisters Anna and Laura are the fifth generation to farm the family’s…
