I received the Aug-Sept 2009 issue of ATTRA News, which is the "Newsletter of the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service: A project of the national Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)" the other day.
This month's issue is dedicated to "Pasture-Based Beef and Dairy Production", ie it's talking about Grass-fed beef.
ATTRA News is intended to educate farmers and other interested persons about sustainable agriculture. This issue includes an article about grass-fed labeling and another comparing the various standards for meat production of grassfed beef.
It turns out there are three standards that apply to grassfed beef: the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Grass Fed label, the American Grassfed Association's American Grassfed label, and the USDA National Organic Program.
These differ considerably and if you are a consumer interested in grass fed beef, you might want to check this article out before you decide what to buy.
The Attra Website is here: http://www.attra.ncat.org/ Look for the Newsletter signup box on the left side and click on the archives link underneath it in fine print.
Here is the link to this issue: http://www.attra.ncat.org/news...
The newsletter also has extensive resource lists about cattle raising (aimed at farmers and ranchers, of course).
