chippie
Well-known member
Long time, no see. This article came across my news feed today and I thought of you all.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/beef/grassfed
http://www.ams.usda.gov/grades-standards/beef/grassfed
ga.prime":2tv60ofz said:What does it mean?
AMS continually reviews the services it provides. During the course of this review, AMS has determined that certain services do not fit within the Agency's statutory authorities. Applicants often seek to market the USDA-verified marketing claim on a food product label. To do so for meat products, the company must receive pre-approval from the Food Safety and Inspection Service, which regulates food labels. Without express authority from Congress, it is not AMS' role to define standards; that responsibility lies with FSIS. Because AMS does not have express authority to define grass-fed or naturally raised, it is inappropriate for the agency to offer it as an AMS-defined marketing claim. Instead, companies can use voluntary USDA-Certified or USDAVerified programs to verify compliance with standards that they develop.
In addition to the conference call, QAD will individually contact all applicants using the USDA Grass Fed Marketing Claim Standard to ensure their programs are adjusted to the new requirements within the established timeframes. The USDA's Grass Fed Small and Very Small Producer Program (SVS) will remain intact with program requirements outlined in the QAD 1020 Procedure. QAD will issue revised certificates to the SVS producers and update the SVS Official Listings; approval dates will remain the same. No action is necessary from the SVS producers. QAD will work to ensure USDA Process Verified Program and USDA ISO Guide 65 applicants using the USDA Grass Fed Marketing Claim Standard establish their own grass-fed definition or reference an established grass-fed standard within the established timeframes. QAD will issue revised certificates and update SVS Official Listings to reflect the changes in their individual programs.
If you have any questions, contact Jennifer Porter, QAD Director, at (202) 690-3147.
Craig A. Morris
Deputy Administrator
melking":3t73gt0f said:So, a serious question. If I occasionally "bucket" feed my cattle to keep them used to coming to the gate, can I still call them grass fed?
still grass, at least that what it was when I baled it....herefordlover":103uirn4 said:just make sure u have grass in the bucket. I would think a great percent of cows right now are hay fed wonder what the market for that is
I once fed a blend of soy hulls/peanut hulls/corn gluten and it was deemed grass feed. Cows did well on it.melking":2ohukb2r said:So, a serious question. If I occasionally "bucket" feed my cattle to keep them used to coming to the gate, can I still call them grass fed?
M-5":24axkz7j said:It's all in how it's worded. A lot of grasses produce a grain so it is technically grass Fed. It's a scam on the public that believes everything they read.
melking":k4vze58j said:So, a serious question. If I occasionally "bucket" feed my cattle to keep them used to coming to the gate, can I still call them grass fed?
Named'em Tamed'em said:Alfalfa is a legume ,but still considered grass fed.
A legume is not grass, totally different plant families.
True Grit Farms":1hup9non said:A legume is not grass, totally different plant families.
True Grit Farms":2fvzv6ij said:Named'em Tamed'em":2fvzv6ij said:Alfalfa is a legume ,but still considered grass fed.
A legume is not grass, totally different plant families.