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By Michael Hastings Media General News Service Published: April 28, 2009 See here for article. CHINA GROVE - Lee Menius grew up on a farm where animals were raised the conventional way for many years. Now he's trying something different…
A variety of speakers representing a wide range of knowledge and expertise shared their insights into creating a sustainable and efficient food supply chain from western New York State farms to the retailers and restaurants of New York City during…
Animal Welfare Approved program director Andrew Gunther gives pointers for farmers and consumers regarding Swine Influenza.
Animal Welfare Approved posts USDA statement on Swine Flu (Swine Influenza A/H1N1).
We invite you all to participate in today's conference: "Reaching the New York City Market: A Summit on Linking the Supply Chain between Western New York Farmers and the New York City Market." A partnership between Animal Welfare Approved and…
Spring shedding at Animal Welfare Approved's Green Dirt Farm in Weston, Missouri Is meat to blame for our climatic woes? According to two recent reports, one by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and the other by the…
We are excited about our three day trip to Alfred, NY where we are sponsoring, along with our partners at Alfred State College, a Summit to develop a supply chain from Western New York to New York City. An impressive…
Acclaimed chef and friend of Animal Welfare Approved Andrea Reusing wrote a nice post about the true costs of conventional eggs vs. those from hens raised humanely on pasture. Read the full article (below) as it appeared on Gourmet.com, and…
In response to last week's Op-Ed in the New York Times by James E. McWilliams entitled Free-Range Trichinosis, the folks from Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins University wrote this blog. April 10th, 2009 Smoked "Bacon" and Mirrors…
Food Democracy Now's Dave Murphy has brought to our attention today's deadline for closing a loophole that allows subsidy payments for large corporations. Murphy says of these subsidies, "As part of his 2010 budget, the President proposed phasing-out direct payments in an attempt to save $9.8 billion over 10 years. Currently direct payments, which total $5.2 billion a year, are paid regardless of crop prices and are not tied to need. This means: Even in times of high commodity prices, corporate farmers still get a paycheck from the government...Today's current subsidy system allows large corporate farms to take advantage of subsidy loopholes that place independent family farmers at a serious competitive disadvantage."
Monday night we had a table at the panel, "Power, People, Poultry" sponsored by the UNC student group FLO. FLO stands for Fair, Local and Organic and is an association of students working to get this type of food into…
In 2007, a group of hog farmers banded together to pool their resources and build markets for their high-quality pork products and the North Carolina Natural Hog Growers Association was born. Currently made up of 25 hog farmers, the group…
