Socially Responsible Agricultural Project

iFarm Oregon

Don — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:47:47 +0000

Among the challenges facing advocates of socially responsible agriculture is the ongoing loss of farmland, and the lack of young farmers to farm the land that’s still available. Last year, Oregon’s Friends of Family Farmers recently launched a new website, iFarmOregon.org, to address this issue – in addition to providing young farmers in Oregon with information about opportunities for education, experienced farmers and agricultural landowners can use their resource connection service that’s helping to build our next generation of family farmers.

Willy the Poo

Don — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:19:10 +0000

As demonstrated throughout the About Factory Farms section of our site, industrial agriculture has created a host of complex problems. But sometimes even the most complicated issues can be expressed in simple terms – indeed. Willy and the Poo a picture and story book effectively describes all that’s wrong with factory farms.View this book as a slideshow.

Food Recall Data

Don — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:04:58 +0000

Ground beef

In 1993 the meatpacking industry sued the USDA in federal court following the Clinton administration’s announcement that it would begin randomly testing beef for E.coli O157:H7, They lost that suit opening the way for the USDA to begin a “science-based” inspection system that has since been expanded to include testing for other pathogens, as well as testing of poultry and processed egg products.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), a public health agency within the USDA, maintains records relating to its food safety mission and makes them publically available under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Included in this information is an archive of raw statistics on product recoveries by establishment. SRA Project has compiled this raw data into a series of charts covering the years between 1998 to 2009 we believe will be of interest to our readers.

Total Meat Recalled by Meat Type ( in pounds or in tons)
Total Recalls by Pathogen or other Causes (in pounds or in tons)
Recalls Year by Year Totals (in pounds or in tons)
Summary Data (coming soon)

Starting in 2008 and including 2009, data are available that show the total quantities of meat reclaimed as a percentage of the recalled meat totals. Reclaimed meat totals indicate what has been recovered (returned to producer), but does not explain what is subsequently done with the meat upon recovery. Recovery rates per recall remain an issue, as it appears that most recalled meat is not recovered (show as Unrecovered in chart legand). This imbalance raises the possibility that this meat was either consumed before or after the recall. Recovery rates can vary for several reasons, – how quickly meat gets to market, the number of days between production or when problems are detected.

Please feel free to download, print, and distribute these charts. We do ask that you do not remove the footer information showing the name of our organization, the date and the reference to FSIS.

Socially Responsible Agriculture

Don — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:51:13 +0000

Socially responsible agriculture produces fresh, healthy food while safeguarding the environment, stimulating local economies, and building strong communities. Discover the many benefits of socially responsible agriculture, and learn how others are utilizing sustainable techniques on their own farms. Learn More.

Learn About Factory Farms

libby — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:50:43 +0000

Factory farms damage the environment, threaten human health, compromise animal welfare, and have devastating impacts on the economic and social fabric of surrounding communities. Learn more about the problems created by factory farms, and find out how you can protect your community. Learn More.

Find Healthy Food!

Don — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:16:49 +0000

Fortunately for all of us who eat, many farmers use socially responsible agricultural techniques to produce fresh, nutritious foods without compromising human health, the environment, or local communities. Find healthy food in your community, and learn how to support socially responsible agriculture in your region. Learn More.

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