Coming up next week: the USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a webinar to discuss the Grass-Fed Program for Small and Very Small (SVS) Producers–a program that aims to create more opportunities for small-scale livestock produces.
The webinar will go over eligibility and how to market products as USDA Certified Grass Fed Beef in a way that is less costly and more in tune with the needs of small-scale producers. In order to get this certification, weaned animals must be fed only grass and forage and no grain or grain byproducts. Ruminants must also have access to pasture throughout the growing season.
AMS announced this new program for small grass-fed producers this past spring. Read more on the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s blog and on the USDA’s blog.
Who: Small-scale and niche market livestock producers (those marketing less than 49 head of cattle each year).
What: AMS webinar about the Grass-Fed Program for Small and Very Small Producers.
Where: Listen in via phone or computer: Phone: 866.740.1260, access code 72020000; Computer: http://www.readytalk.com On the left side of the screen enter participant access code: 72020000.
When: Tuesday August 5th; 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Time
**Send questions for the presenters to Jennifer.Turpin@ams.usda.gov
