First of all, we want to thank all who supported our Earth Day campaign. This year, the campaign centered on AGW’s vision for a world where farming benefits people, animals and the environment through integrity and transparency. As farmers, you help deliver this vision by the work that you do every single day, and we are sincerely grateful to be able to work alongside you. This week, we’re sharing a grant opportunity to help you update your labels plus a few reminders about merchandise and other resources through AGW. Please be in touch if we can be of help to you in the weeks and months ahead.

Labeling Assistance Grants – APPLY NOW!

For a limited time, AGW is offering grants to support producers in the process of incorporating AGW logos on their products (ex: label printing costs, branded egg carton purchases, slaughter plant fees for adding AGW logos to label, etc.). The maximum grant is $500 per operation and is only available for animal products holding AGW certifications marketed in Canada and the U.S. Operations must be certified and in good standing to receive funding, and funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact Marketing Services Coordinator, Callie Casteel, at callie for information on how to apply.

AGW Merchandise for Markets

With farmers’ market season openings happening, now is a great time to stock up on AGW merchandise for your market set up. Branded, vinyl and metal signs along with vinyl decals are great to help your certification(s) stand out. Brochures make nice additions that help your customers learn about the meaning of your AGW certification. Take a look and place your order online.

For Your Customers: How AGW Certifications Earn Your Trust, and Why It Matters

You work hard to produce food for your customers and communities—and to earn your AGW certification. If you’re looking for an easy way to let your customers know why AGW labels are some of the most trustworthy and transparent labels out there, this blog post is great for sharing.

Reminder for AGW-Certified Producers: Farmer Spotlights

We want to feature 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!

News from the AGW Family

• Mass Market Retailers featured El Nacho (made with Certified Regenerative by AGW corn) in “Discover the RangeMe Top 50 Food & Beverage brands.”

• The Ruminating with RealAg podcast features TK Ranch in Alberta, Canada in “Handling cows and calves without losing your cool – RealAgriculture.”

• NewsBreak features North 44 Farm in Bend, OR in “The Downtown Bend Farmers Market opens on May 7th for the 2025 Season.”

• The Vermont Journal featured Big Picture Farm in Townshend, VT in “Grace Cottage open farm fundraiser.”

• Chicago magazine featured Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery in Champaign, IL in “Camp Under the Stars.”

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.