| Dear Dennis,
Elevated temperatures continue for many, and we hope you are managing. Weather patterns continue to bring heat waves, drought, wildfires and flooding as experienced in the Northeast recently, increasingly exacerbated by climate change. We try our best to keep track of real time weather in the areas of certified producers—and reach out to check in if it seems appropriate—but we know we are not able to catch everything happening on the ground. If you ever need assistance due to weather emergencies, please get in touch. Thanks for reading, and please find updates and resources from the AGW program below.
Coming Soon: AGW Producer Survey
Our annual producer survey is right around the corner. This is one way that we check in with farmers in our network (certified or not) about ways we can better meet your needs through our services, content, marketing materials and more. We’ll be sending out a survey link in early August, so stay tuned. Thanks in advance for your feedback. We read and consider every response (and recently reported back on what we did with last year’s feedback), so we look forward to hearing from you.
New Certified Regenerative by AGW announcements
The AGW family keeps growing! In case you missed it, we recently announced the certification of info to get started.
Featured Resource: Light and Shade
Heat stress is a serious welfare issue for cattle that can also result in significant decreases in feed intake, milk yield, fertility and weight gain. Controlling the amount of solar radiation that cattle receive is one of the best methods of reducing heat stress. Learn more in this blog post, adapted from Summer 2022 Issue of Sustainable Farming.
Featured Resource: Farm Health Online
Farm Health Online is a free access website for farmers, ranchers, advisors and veterinarians, offering practical information to support high-welfare management of food animals in outdoor systems. With entries on over 100 common livestock diseases, information on nutrition, housing, breeding and husbandry, as well as public health, biosecurity and legislation, Farm Health Online is an essential tool to support sustainable farming practices. Find out more here.
AGW In the Press
- Verge Campus encourages consumers to seek out the Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW label when purchasing meat.
- South West Farmer covers the recent certification of Taw River Dairy in Sampford Courtenay near Okehampton in Devon.
- Dairy Foods Magazine covered Certified Regenerative by AGW products recently launched by The a2 Milk Company.
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North Carolina Small Farm Association 