The Stockman GrassFarmer
P.O. Box 2300
Ridgeland, MS 39158
(800) 748-9808
Monthly newspaper for graziers; a free sample issue is available on request.

American Grassfed Association

The American Devon Association

BOOKS

Pasture Perfect
by Jo Robinson

Farm Fresh: Direct Marketing Meats & Milk
by Allan Nation

Holy Cows and Hog Heaven
by Joel Salatin

The Grassfed Gourmet Cookbook
by Shannon Hayes

Grass-Fed Cattle
by Julius Ruechel
(To be released in 2006.)

NEWSLETTERS

Feature articles and special sections on grass-fed production techniques abound in recent issues of specialty sustainable farming newsletters; some are tied to the availability of new resources on grass-fed practices being offered by the publishers of these newsletters. Among these are:

American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
A nonprofit membership organization working to conserve heritage breeds and genetic diversity in livestock. The 2005 ALBC Annual Membership Meeting and Conference is “Green Genes: Saving Breeds Created for Grass,” Oct. 7-9, 2005, Greeley, Colo.

ATTRA
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
P.O. Box 3657
Fayetteville, AR 72702
A national clearinghouse for information on sustainable agriculture. Among various grass-fed informational materials, the Sept.-Oct. 2004 issue of ATTRA News (Vol. 12, No. 5) focused on the topic.

Northeast Organic Farming Association
411 Sheldon Road
Barre, MA 01005
The winter 2004-2005 issue of the association’s quarterly, The Natural Farmer, includes a 30-page supplement on organic meat with a number of articles that grass-fed producers would find useful.

The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
209 Curtiss Hall, Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-3711
The Center’s newsletter, Leopold Letter, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Winter 2004), reports on a new grass-based initiative; the center has completed 22 other projects that relate directly to grass, grazing and keeping animals on the land.