Susan’s Farm, Houghton Carlisle. with has Pasture For Life certification..Picture Stuart Walker THE Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA), a diverse community of farmers, butchers, academics and consumers, which champions the regenerative role of ruminant grazing animals, has had its Pasture for Life certification standard audited by Soil Association Certification (SA Cert) from January 2021. SA Cert will join Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) and the Biodynamic Association (BDA) in getting behind the PFLA and the growing interest in 100 percent pasture-fed practices across the food and farming community. Certification will allow SA Cert licensees, who manage cows, sheep and goats, many of whom will be at, or near 100 percent pasture-fed practices to differentiate their products still further to the wider public, who are becoming more aware of the environmental, animal welfare and human health benefits of 100 percent pasture-fed.
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Soil Association becomes auditor of Pasture for Life
11 January 2021 |
The Soil Association joins other groups in championing the Pasture for Life standard
The Soil Association Certification has become an auditor of the ‘Pasture for Life’ certification standard, the Pasture-Fed Livestock Association (PFLA) has announced.
Soil Association Certification (SA Cert) joins the Organic Farmers & Growers and Biodynamic Association as a fellow auditor of the standard.
For any Soil Association Certification licensees who manage cows, sheep and goats, many of whom will be at or near 100% pasture-fed practices, certification will allow them to differentiate their products to the wider public.
According to the PFLA - a group which champions the regenerative role of livestock - consumers are becoming more aware of the environmental, animal welfare and health benefits of 100% pasture-fed meat and milk.