This week, we are sharing a new job post for AGW slaughter specialists and farm auditors (please share widely), congrats to recent AGW-certified award winners, a resource for those considering certification, and the latest news from the AGW family.

We’re Hiring: Seeking Slaughter Specialists/Farm Auditors

Join an awesome team doing great work with some of the best farms and plants in the business! A Greener World (AGW) is growing our team and seeking multiple individuals to conduct slaughter plant reviews and farm audits for a range of species and certifications. Visit AGW’s Careers page for more information, and please share widely!

Congratulations 2024 ACS award-winners

Congratulations to these AGW-certified producers winning awards at the 2024 American Cheese Society ‘Cheese For Real’ competition: Green Dirt Farm in Weston, MO – 1st place for Dirt Lovers, 1st place for Fresh Rosemary, 2nd place for Wooly Rind, 3rd place for Feta; Blue Ledge Farm in Salisbury, VT – 1st place for Rily’s 2×4, 2nd place for Lake’s Edge, 3rd place for Camembrie; Fantello Farmstead Creamery in Enumclaw, WA – 2nd place for Spicy Filomena and 2nd place for Plateau. Join us in celebrating these producers and their well-deserved accomplishment!

Featured Resource: Why Certify?

As a farmer or food company, using label claims effectively can help your products stand out on the shelf, educate potential customers about the benefits of your products and farming system, and ensure your products are appropriately valued. Learn more about common label claims and questions to consider whether certification may be a good fit in one of our newest blog posts called “Why Certify.”

Reminder for AGW-Certified Producers: Farmer Spotlights

We want to celebrate even more AGW-certified farmers through our social media, e-newsletters and Sustainable Farming magazine. If you’d like your farm to be featured, please take a few minutes to info. We’ll take it from there and will be in touch with how we would like to share it!

In the News

• Farm Progress features Ozark Valley Bison Farm in Fox, AR in “Bison in the Ozarks of Arkansas.”

• 425magazine.com features Fantello Farmstead Creamery in Enumclaw, WA in “High Culture: 7 Artisan Creameries to Watch | Eat + Drink.”

• KFGO features AGW’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant project in “Enrollment ending soon for USDA Climate Smart grants.”

• Canby Herald features Campfire Farms in Mulino, OR in “Area farm awarded top environmental, animal certification.”

• The Drinks Business,Fruit and Vine Magazine,Green Economy Wales, The Narberth & Whitland Observer, The Tenby Observer and Western Telegraph feature UK’s first Certified Regenerative by AGW vineyard, Hebron Vineyard in Carmarthenshire, Wales/UK.

You can help us reach more farmers by sharing our weekly farmer updates. Just pass this linkalong and thanks for helping us get the word out about farmer resources and AGW-certified businesses.