Help Define a “Grass-Fed” Label
The USDA wants to redefine the grass-fed label, but for once they want to make it harder for large corporations to slap the eye-catching label onto their products. The government agency is considering a change that would require 99% of an animal’s energy to come from “grass or forage.” And they’re looking for comments on that decision. The original proposal required just 80%.
As the Blog for Rural America notes, this change would be a victory for small and medium-sized farmers who want to differentiate their products from those of mainstream competitors. Grass-fed beef is leaner, but more importantly it puts animals back in line with a biological and ecological model, as opposed to corn-fed beef. Add your two cents now, and help the USDA make the right decision for once.
