Greetings in the new year! We hope all are safe and warm this January. As this is the season for winter storms in many regions, please remember your weather-related emergency planning—and if you’re an AGW-certified producers and you need assistance due to impact of storms on your farms and livestock, please be in touch with us at info or (800) 373-8806. Thanks for reading, and we very much look forward to working with you in the year ahead.

Congratulations 2024 Good Food Award Finalists

Earlier this month, the Good Food Foundation announced the finalists for the 2024 Good Food Awards, and we were thrilled to see AGW-certified friends on the list! Congratulations to these AGW-certified farms and products: Texas Iberico, Honey & Chile Piquin Cured Coppa and Spicy Pecan Cold-Smoked Chorizo; Green Dirt Farm, Prairie Tomme cheese; Tomales Farmstead Creamery, Fortuna and Liwa cheeses; Working Cows Dairy, Rinske’s Farmstead Cheese. Good luck and we’re so proud to work with you!

Event Season…Need materials?

Our Marketing Team members are preparing for event season, which kicks off at the EcoFarm Conference in Pacific Grove, CA next week. If you’re also heading to events in your area as an attendee, exhibitor or presenter and need networking materials, please be sure to visit our online shop for AGW-merchandise or let us know what type of AGW information you might need. Don’t forget to include the appropriate AGW logos on your business cards, digital branding and more – just be in touch if we can help.

Making the Most of Your Certification

AGW-certified businesses are able to use some of the most valuable, meaningful labels leading the marketplace today. Members of this growing community are industry leaders in farm animal welfare and environmental sustainability. How can you make sure you are taking full advantage of the services offered by the AGW program? A quick and important read, Help Us Help You explains how we can work together to maximize your certification—and by doing so, convey your hard work and sustainable management practices to your customers.

This Month On Social Media: Health and Nutrition

For those of you on social media, we’re planning to share farmer and consumer resources on the theme of health and nutrition during the month of January. Keep an eye out on our Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn for farmer resources on mental health, consumer information on understanding food labels to match your diet and values, plus resources on the links between animal and human health and more.

In the News

• Tasting Table highlights the Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW program in “What Does it Mean When an Egg Carton is Labeled “Farm Fresh”?

• Zack Gazzaniga, Founder of Zack’s Mighty Tortilla Chips that are made with Certified Regenerative by AGW corn, was recently featured on Episode 57 of the ReGen Brands podcast.

• Farming UK features AGW-certified Deersbrook Farm in “New small abattoir fund in spotlight at Oxford Real Farming Conference.”

• Dairy Foods features the line of Certified Regenerative by AGW milk products from A2 Milk Company in “The Dairy Foods top 10 Stories of 2023.”

• The Packer features AGW’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant program in “New app helps growers avoid leaving climate-smart funding on the table.”

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