American Grassfed Association

About American Grassfed Association

Among the American Grassfed Association's (AGA) top priorities is working with the USDA to establish a legal definition for grassfed and to implement a labeling program that benefits producers, while providing a service to consumers looking to buy grassfed products. In addition, the AGA will communicate the value of grassfed products to associated industries and consumers and serve as a source on grassfed products for consumers and the new media. The association also will provide a network within its membership to share information and direct consumers hoping to buy grassfed products to the suppliers nearest them. The AGA defines grassfed products from ruminants, including cattle, bison, goats and sheep, as those food products from animals that have eaten nothing but their mother's milk and fresh grass or grass-type hay from their birth. For non-ruminants, including pigs and poultry, grass is a large part of their diets. Many products have been and continue to be marketed as â˜grassfed', when grass is only part of their diet. This mis-marketing is just one of the reasons the American Grassfed Association is pushing hard for strict USDA guidelines on grassfed marketing claims. The association is currently headquartered in Kiowa, Colorado. Producers of all grassfed products, food service industry personnel, health care professionals, members of the media, and consumers are all welcome to join.