Grazin' Hell
By American Grassfed Association
Grazin' HellDec 21, 2023
AGA Product Profiles: Figure Ate / White Buffalo Land Trust
We sat down with Kyle Sullivan, Marketing and Communications Director for White Buffalo Land Trust, to talk all things biltong, AGA-certified products in the market, and the story of how Figure Ate Foods came to be.
Born from a desire of regenerative sourcing and responsible land stewardship, Figure Ate Foods takes our pantries back to our roots —literally— by working in partnership with regenerative farms and producers to create regionally-sourced, regionally-inspired products that rebuild the connection between health and Mother Earth. Their biltong was a hit at this year's Regenerate Conference!
AGA Producer Profiles: Arizona Grass Raised Beef
We sat down with Tim Petersen, Owner of Arizona Grass Raised, to talk all things grassfed, certifications, AGA, and his story as an Arizona rancher - how AZ Grass Raised came to be.
12 years ago, Tim saw an increasing need emerge: people want to know where their food is coming from. Looking around, he saw farmers markets, stores like Sprouts and Whole Foods popping up, and recognized there was a larger movement for local grown beef.
Tune in to hear the story of Arizona Grass Raised Beef, and how you can experience the tasty grassfed goodness straight out of Arizona!
AGA Producer Profiles: The Honest Bison
In this Producer Profile, AGA sits down with Founder of The Honest Bison, Sean Lenihan, to talk about their origin, all things grassfed, transparency, and beyond.
To become an AGA-certified producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
To learn more about The Honest Bison, visit: https://thehonestbison.com/
Regenerate SNEAK PEEK #2: Featuring Angela Faughtenberry
We're giving you ANOTHER sneak peek into the magic awaiting you at Regenerate! We're excited to share our NEW episode featuring one of the incredible speakers. Angela Faughtenberry, owner and entrepreneur at 413 Farm in Oklahoma, shares insights, knowledge, and a sneak peek of her upcoming session at Regenerate! 🌟 DON'T MISS OUT - Regenerate Conference Early Bird Pricing Extended Until 9/15! 🌟 🎫 Grab your Early Bird ticket NOW and save big! 🗓️ Mark your calendar for November 1-3. 🔥 Stay tuned for more exciting updates and speaker announcements! Act fast! Early Bird pricing won't last forever, and neither will this chance to be part of something extraordinary. See you at Regenerate! 🌟 👉 Register for Regenerate Conference now: https://regenerateconference.com/registration/ 🌐 Learn more about the conference: https://regenerateconference.com/ Find a description of Angela Faughtenberry and John Arbuckle’s session below:
Turning Your Passion into a Paycheck: Farm to Food Production and Financial Literacy
Come hear how Angela Faughtenberry (413 Farm) and John Arbuckle (Singing Pastures) went from businesses focused on raising livestock, to businesses that also develop and sell value-added products. This shift required a change in mindset, restructuring their businesses, and infusing financial savvy into their respective operations. 413 Farms now prepares food hot-and-ready for their local farmers markets and other events. Singing Pastures now manufactures smoked sausages and salami sold mostly through an online platform.
Both have seen their profits grow significantly, and they want to share their stories with you and encourage you to get efficient with your agricultural business to improve your profit and work-life balance.
REGENERATE SNEAK PEEK: Featuring Dr. Hubert Karreman!
To give you a sneak peek into the magic awaiting you at Regenerate, we're excited to share our NEW episode featuring one of the incredible speakers. Dr. Hubert Karreman, a visionary in veterniary medicine, shares insights, knowledge, and a sneak peek of his upcoming plenary session at Regenerate!
🌟 DON'T MISS OUT - Regenerate Conference Early Bird Pricing Extended Until 9/15! 🌟
🎫 Grab your Early Bird ticket NOW and save big!
🗓️ Mark your calendar for November 1-3.
🔥 Stay tuned for more exciting updates and speaker announcements!
Act fast! Early Bird pricing won't last forever, and neither will this chance to be part of something extraordinary. See you at Regenerate! 🌟
👉 Register for Regenerate Conference now: https://regenerateconference.com/registration/
🌐 Learn more about the conference: https://regenerateconference.com/
Find a description of Dr. Karreman's plenary session below:
Practical Naturopathic Approaches to Health
The animals are always telling us how they are, but do we know what they’re saying? This talk will present a short introduction to CowSignals. Also discussed will be practical modes of natural treatments for livestock that include botanicals, biologics, and homeopathics. Applications will be shared for a few case examples of cattle, small ruminants, and pigs.
Policy Talk: Featuring AGA Board Member & Indiana Family Farmer, Greg Gunthorp
Join us in our latest Policy Talk episode featuring Greg Gunthorp, a visionary in the meat industry, as he dives into pivotal farming and meat production policies in the USA. A determined family farmer from Indiana, Greg shares his journey, challenges, and advocacy for smaller producers. Tune in for a great conversation on policy, food safety, and community-focused agriculture!
A Talk on Policy with AGA Board Member, Dr. Kathryn Bedell, DVM
To honor Dr. Bedell joining the AGA Board, we’ve released a YouTube video and Podcast episode highlighting her tremendous work on policy, and beyond. Tune in to hear our interview with Kathryn and learn about all the incredible work she is doing!
Product Profile: Ancestral Skincare Co. by Wilverding Ranch
In this Product Profile, AGA sat down with Brittney Wilverding, of Wilverding Ranch, who now creates a tallow line known as Ancestral Skincare Co.! Listen now to find out more about how Brittney's ranch grew from 6 chickens, to using every part of the animal by producing a tallow line. Learn more here: https://www.ancestralskincare.co/
Throwback: Earth Day 2023 - Regenerative Ag's Role on Earth Day | American Grassfed Association Virtual Event
🌍 Throwback to celebrating Earth Day 2023 with the American Grassfed Association's virtual event, "Regenerative Ag's Role in Mitigating Climate Change"! Discover how regenerative agriculture practices can help combat climate change, restore ecosystems, and more. 🌱 Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation with industry experts! #EarthDay2023 #RegenerativeAgriculture #ClimateChange In this virtual event, you'll learn about: ✅ The benefits of regenerative agriculture for the environment ✅ How healthy soil and biodiversity contribute to a better food system ✅ The role of regenerative agriculture in enhancing food security ✅ Barriers to the adoption of regenerative agriculture ✅ Where you can make an impact by advocating for policies that lift up regenerative farmers Hear from an incredible lineup of speakers, including: 👉 Carrie Balkcom, Executive Director at American Grassfed Association https://www.americangrassfed.org/ 👉 Chris Baggott of Tyner Pond Farm https://tynerpondfarm.com/ 👉 Kathryn Bedell of Roan Creek Ranch https://www.facebook.com/RoanCreekRanch/ 👉 Greg Gunthorp of Gunthorp Farms https://gunthorpfarms.com/ 👉 Lauren Nitschke of Nitschke Natural Beef https://nnbeef.com/ 📚 Learn more about the American Grassfed Association and our mission at https://www.americangrassfed.org/ 👉 Subscribe to our channel for more insightful content on sustainable agriculture, and don't forget to hit the notification bell 🔔 to stay updated on our latest videos! 🌍 Let's work together to make a brighter food future for our planet! #EarthDay #ClimateAction #regenerativefarming #regenerativeagriculture
AGA Presents: The Tallow Talk 2023
AGA's virtual event on the topic of tallow and skincare, featuring experts like Natalie Castillo of Bello Tallow and Brittney Wilverding of Ancestral Skincare Co.
During the event, our speakers cover a range of topics related to tallow, including what it is, its benefits as a skincare ingredient, its history, and its sustainability as a natural skincare option. We also discuss how chemical skincare products have outpaced natural alternatives, and what we can do about it, along with highlighting the perks of being an AGA-certified tallow producer.
Learn more about American Grassfed Association and our approved products at https://www.americangrassfed.org/
Learn more about Bello Tallow at https://www.bellotallow.com/
Learn more about Ancestral Skincare Co at https://www.ancestralskincare.co/
Talk on the National Western Center (NWC) with Brad Buchanan, AGA Board Member & CEO of the NWC
Brad Buchanan is the CEO of the National Western Center. Appointed in 2018, he is responsible for crafting the 250-acre National Western Center campus into a year-round, global destination for culture, entertainment, education and agribusiness innovation. He and his family own and operate Flying B Bar Ranch in Strasburg, Colorado, where they raise grass-fed cattle.
Product Profiles: Geofield Systems
In this Product Profile, we take a closer look at Geofield Systems with their founder, Dan Stachofsky. Geofield Systems exists to protect farms against harmful EMF stress and raise the vitality and strength of the land across America.
AGA Product Profiles: Wind River Microbes
AGA Product Profiles: Wind River Microbes
Jackie Dayberry, President of Wind River Microbes, sat down with us to discuss the powerful and natural ecosystem of microbes. Wind River Microbes develops products that benefit soil, plants, trees, livestock, horses, companion animals, and more.
To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To inquire about your ranch becoming AGA certified, contact aga@americangrassfed.org or michael@americangrassfed.org
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Producer Profiles Mulvey Gulch Ranch
AGA Producer Profiles Mulvey Gulch Ranch Mulvey Gulch Ranch is a family-owned and operated grassfed ranch in the heart of Montana. Watch this full video to learn more about their story, and how they produce some of the best American grassfed certified products in the USA. In this Producer Profile, the American Grassfed Association takes a closer look at AGA certified producer Mulvey Gulch Ranch. To shop Mulvey Gulch Ranch's AGA certified products, visit: https://mulveygulchranch.com/ To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/ To inquire about your ranch becoming AGA certified, contact aga@americangrassfed.org or michael@americangrassfed.org To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Partner Profiles: A Talk with Holistic Management International's Executive Director, Wayne Knight
In this episode, Michael Payan, Marketing Director at American Grassfed Association, sits down with Wayne Knight, the Executive Director at Holistic Management International.
Wayne discusses HMI and how they can help grassfed producers with their most important needs as well as an upcoming Holistic Management in Practice workshop from November 7-11th, 2022 in New Mexico. More information on the workshop can be found at https://holisticmanagement.org/holistic-management-in-practice/
Also mentioned is our upcoming REGENERATE conference in Denver, Colorado from November 2nd to 4th, 2022. For more information on REGENERATE, visit https://regenerateconference.com/
To learn more about AGA, please visit https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To learn more about HMI, please visit https://holisticmanagement.org/
AGA Producer Profiles: White Oak Pastures
In our most recent Producer Profile, AGA takes a closer look at the exciting story of our first ever AGA Certified Producer, White Oak Pastures. Meet Jenni Harris, a member of the fifth generation of Harris’ to live and work at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia.
If you would like to be featured in one of our producer profiles, send us a message if you are already a certified producer. If you are not yet certified, visit our site at americangrassfed.org for more information.
To learn more about White Oak Pastures, visit: https://whiteoakpastures.com/
To shop White Oak Pastures, visit: https://whiteoakpastures.com/
To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To find an AGA producer near you, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/aga-membership/producer-members/
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Product Profiles: Outlaw Feed
To learn more about Outlaw Feed, visit: https://outlaw-feed.com/
To shop Outlaw Feed, visit https://outlaw-feed.com/shop
To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To find an AGA producer near you, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/aga-membership/producer-members/
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Producer Profiles: Gleason Bison
In this Producer Profile, American Grassfed Association interviews Sarah Gleason, AGA Certified Producer and founder of Gleason Bison in Colorado.
To learn more about Gleason Bison, visit: https://gleasonbison.com/
Colorado residents, to shop Gleason Bison, visit https://gleasonbison.com/marketplace/
To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To find an AGA producer near you, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/aga-membership/producer-members/
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Producer Profiles: Gonsoulin Land & Cattle Company
In this Producer Profile, AGA takes a closer look at AGA Certified Producer Gonsoulin Land & Cattle Company in Louisiana.
To learn more about Gonsoulin Land & Cattle Company, visit: https://www.glcranch.com/
Louisiana residents, to shop Gonsoulin Land & Cattle Company, visit https://app.barn2door.com/e/5Pg4B/all
To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To find an AGA producer near you, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/aga-membership/producer-members/
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Producer Profiles: Bello Tallow
In this Producer Profile, AGA takes a closer look at AGA approved products from Bello Tallow.
To shop Bello Tallow's AGA approved products, visit: https://www.bellotallow.com/
To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To inquire about your product becoming AGA approved, contact aga@americangrassfed.org or michael@americangrassfed.org
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
Interview with Alan Boyd, Attendee of White Oak Pastures Field Day
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https://quiviracoalition.org/regenerate/
Join us November 3rd and 4th at Old Town Farm in Albuquerque, New Mexico for another year of plenary panel conversations, focused on topics related to the theme of Weaving Water, Land, and People. Plenary topics include Indigenous Agriculture and Stewardship; Food production; Water & Drought; Heritage, Indigenous and unique livestock breeds; Creative approaches to raising livestock, and more!
Last Available Field Day:
OGALLALA FIELD DAY:
SHIFTING PRODUCTION PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE WATER UTILIZATION & AQUIFER RECHARGE
WEDNESDAY, OCT 27TH CT| HEREFORD, TX
TIME 9AM-5PM
See Virtual Workshop Offerings Below:
We will also be offering access to a full list of virtual workshops during the week of Oct 25-29. Sessions will occur between 9AM and 7PM MT.
Register for the week at https://quiviracoalition.org/regenerate/ and you will get access to all workshops and the recordings.
The virtual workshop schedule is as follows:
Monday, October 25th
Leasing Your Future
9AM - 10:30AM MT
Standardbred Heritage Poultry Production and the Factory Farm Breeding System
11AM - 12:30PM MT
Land Conservation for a Changing Water Climate
1PM - 2:30PM MT
So You Want to Buy a Farm...
5PM - 6:30PM MT
Tuesday, October 26th
Solar Grazing: A Primer for Producers
7:30AM - 9AM MT
The Meat Sales Matrix: Mixing Sales Strategies and Marketing Creativity for Success
9AM - 10:30AM MT
Groundwater and Surface Water in the Law and the Lerwick Contested Case Hearing
11AM - 12:30PM MT
Using Compost on Dry Rangelands
1PM - 2:30PM MT
Getting More from the Other Half
3PM - 4:30PM MT
New Agrarian Program Career Connection
6PM - 7:30PM MT
Wednesday, October 27th
Worm Composting and Aerated Static Pile Composting in Rural Drylands
9AM - 10:30AM MT
Running On All Cylinders
11AM - 12:30PM MT
Cultural Appropriation in Regenerative Agriculture - Part 1
1PM - 2:30PM MT
Heritage Cattle: History, Husbandry and Helpfulness
5PM - 6:30PM MT
Thursday, October 28th
Processor Relationships: Building Trust and Encouraging Empathy
A Conversation with Rick Kingsbury
9AM - 10:30AM MT
The Right Business Structure for Reducing Legal Risk and Leveraging Opportunity
11AM - 12:30PM MT
Cultural Appropriation in Regenerative Agriculture - Part 2
1PM - 2:30PM MT
Carbon Ranch Planning
5PM - 6:30PM MT
Friday, October 29th
Regenerating Your Soil Sponge
9AM - 10:30AM MT
Leasing Land: Legal and Practical Tips for Success
11AM - 12:30PM MT
Comet-Farm and Carbon Farm Planning
1PM - 1:30PM MT
Vitalism in Livestock Health Management: An Introduction to Veterinary Homeopathy
3PM - 4:30PM MT
Register now at https://quiviracoalition.org/regenerate/
An Interview with AGA's Executive Director, Carrie Balkcom
Hear about AGA from the Executive Director herself.
To learn more about AGA, visit: ?https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To find an AGA producer near you, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/aga-membership/producer-members/
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Producer Profiles: Cowgirl Meat Co
In this Producer Profile, AGA takes a closer look at AGA Certified Producer Cowgirl Meat Co in Montana.
To learn more about Cowgirl Meat Co, visit: https://www.gradyranchfarms.com/
To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
To find an AGA producer near you, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/aga-membership/producer-members/
To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA interviews Lexie Hain of American Solar Grazing Association
In this episode, AGA takes a closer look at Lexie Hain of American Solar Grazing Association. To learn more about American Solar Grazing Association, visit: https://solargrazing.org/ To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/
AGA Producer Profiles: Grady Ranch
In this Producer Profile, AGA takes a closer look at AGA Certified Producer Grady Ranch in Whigham, GA. To learn more about Grady Ranch, visit: https://www.gradyranchfarms.com/ To learn more about AGA, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/ To find an AGA producer near you, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/aga-... To become an AGA Certified Producer, visit: https://www.americangrassfed.org/become-a-certified-producer/
AGA Producer Profiles: Flying B Bar Ranch
In this episode, AGA takes a closer look at Flying B Bar Ranch with Brad Buchanan. Visit americangrassfed.org for information on how you can become a certified producer or find AGA certified products near you.
Visit flyingbbar.com for more on this AGA certified producer.
AGA Producer Profiles: Richards Grassfed Beef
In this episode, AGA takes a closer look at Richards Grassfed Beef with Carrie Richards. Visit americangrassfed.org for information on how you can become a certified producer or find AGA certified products near you.
Visit richardsgrassfedbeef.com for more on this AGA certified producer.
AGA Producer Profiles: Pettit Pastures
In this episode, AGA takes a closer look at Pettit Pastures with Jake Pettit. Visit americangrassfed.org for information on how you can become a certified producer or find AGA certified products near you.
Visit pettitpastures.com for more on this AGA certified producer.
AGA Producer Profiles: Gryphon Ranch
This month, we take a closer look at AGA certified producer, Gryphon Ranch...
Episode 3: Chris Baggott Talks About ClusterTruck & The Future of Food Distribution
Welcome back.
In our last episode, we spoke with serial entrepreneur Chris Baggott about Tyner Pond, the AGA-certified farm he runs with his wife Amy, and how it relates to their vertically integrated restaurants. The second part of our conversation focuses on a related but entirely different part of Chris' business, as well as his views on the future of food distribution.
As I mentioned in the last episode, Chris helped found two technology companies that were sold to Salesforce and Oracle respectively. His experience in tech and his passion for food led him to start ClusterTruck, an algorithmically-driven prepared food delivery company that takes orders exclusively online and times the preparation of different dishes in each order so that everything is ready as soon as a delivery person returns to the kitchen.
The world has changed a lot since we had this conversation, but not so much that it isn't worth sharing.
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Learn more about Chris' businesses: ClusterTruck, Tyner Pond Farm, The Mug, and Griggsby's Station.
Episode 2: Chris Baggott Talks About Tyner Pond Farm & His Vertically Integrated Restaurant Business
Like a lot of people, Chris Baggott's views on food and agriculture were upended by the writings of Michael Pollan and Joel Salatin. Unlike most people, Chris had already had at least two careers worth of success before he launched Tyner Pond Farm with his wife, Amy.
His first entrepreneurial venture was a small chain of dry cleaners, where he learned the value of email marketing. In the late 90s. After closing the dry cleaning business, Chris co-founded an email marketing platform called ExactTarget. He left ExactTarget in the mid 2000s to co-found another company Compendium block where in 2010, Chris and his wife founded Tyner Pond, an AGA and USDA Organic certified farm about 20 miles east of Indianapolis, Indiana.
In 2013, ExactTarget and Compendium were both purchased by Salesforce and Oracle respectively. Those exit events were not an excuse for the Baggotts to slow down. In fact, they're probably busier than ever.
Find a certified-grassfed farm or ranch near you.
Learn more about American Grassfed.
Learn more about Tyner Pond Farm, The Mug, and Griggsby's Station.
Purchase "The Omnivore's Dilemma" from an independent bookseller.
Purchase "In Meat We Trust" from an independent bookseller.
Episode 1: Family Farm Action's Joe Maxwell Talks Consolidation, Regulation & Rural Poverty
Joe Maxwell has spent his life fighting for working Americans. He's been a farmer, a soldier and attorney and a politician winning seats in the Missouri House of Representatives and the Missouri senate before serving a term as Lieutenant Governor.
More recently, Joe spent five years leading Organization for Competitive Markets, which in its own words, "is a membership based research and advocacy organization, working to expose and break the stranglehold of corporate consolidation in our food and agricultural economy."
Joe stepped away from OCM to found and lead a new group, Family Farm Action, which calls itself, "a progressive voice fighting to protect America's family farms and rural communities from multinational agribusiness monopolies that are destroying rural economies and way of life."
We spoke with Joe about his experience with the farm crisis of the 1980s, corporate consolidation in agriculture and how it has impoverished rural America.
Find a certified-grassfed farm or ranch near you.
Learn more about American Grassfed.
Learn more about Family Farm Action.
Learn more about Organization for Competitive Markets.
Purchase "The Jungle" from an independent bookseller.
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