Ag Speedlinking: 02.19.08

Living food: raising standards

“What is becoming clear to the public is that buying meat — or any other food — should involve knowledge of growers’ practices. When it comes to a family’s health, quality is worth the cost.”

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Greener pastures

“Nitschke, 31, who herds heifers through pastures near Yosemite National Park, doesn’t consider himself an environmental activist, though he’s planting saplings to protect nearby streams and runs a light herd to let his pastures breathe.”

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Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream pledges to help save nature’s unsung heroes

“The food producer responsible for one of every three bites the average American eats is in crisis. And more than half of Americans are not even aware there is a problem.”

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