Goals and Activities

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3rd QTR 2005: Ongoing Goals

• Consumer education about Grassfed
  
• Finalizing AGA ruminant Standards
  
• Beginning other species standards
  
• Participating in Several National Conferences
  
• Continuing to find benefits for AGA membership
  
• Working on funding sources
  
• Starting work on 2006 AGA member conference

2nd Quarter 2005: Accomplishments

• Submitted paperwork for USDA VAP program
  
• Completed filling vacancies on the AGA Board
  
• Filled vacancy on Standards committee
  
• Several members of AGA board appointed to high level positions within their state Ag
• Commissions
  
• AGA participating with ALBC on their 2005 conference, AGA members to receive special
• pricing for conference
  
• Continuing with our newsletter
  
• Starting an AGA list serve to get information out to the members in a more timely fashion
  
• Arranged for Corporate Chefs of American to receive AGA material and visit an AGA member
• farm
  
• Meeting with Sustainable groups in Montana to promote and foster Grassfed
  
• Working the Sustainable Ag Coalition in Washington to provide language for upcoming
• legislation
• Continuing with membership campaign
  
• Continuing with Consumer campaign to educate the consumer about Grassfed
• Working with other producer groups
  
• Providing media with information about Grassfed
  
• Continuing with AGA standards

Completed Goats: 1st Quarter 2005

• Second Annual Grassfed Conference, Clay City, Indiana
  
• Dr. Patricia Whisnant, AGA President and American Grass Fed Beef exhibited grassfed beef
• and offered samples to a crowd of 30,000 at "Get Hooked on Health Expo" in St. Louis
• January 2005
  
• Monthly Board and Standards Meetings
  
• AGA represented at the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture Conference in
• Washington
  
• Wayne Copp, AGA Bison Director featured on the Cover of The High Plains Journal
  
• AGA represented at the Niche Marketing Conference, Chico, California
  
• Corporation for the Northern Rockies Producer Conference, Livingston, MT
  
• Buffalo Groves Bison Ranch & AGA featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette
  
• Maytag Mountain Ranch Grassfed Beef served at Slow Food Denver Annual Event
  
• Robert Long, VP spotlighted in the National Bison Association Magazine
• White Oaks Pastured Grassfed Beef served at Georgia Organics Annual Meeting Banquet in
• Atlanta, February 2005
  
• Will Harris, Director at Large Highlighted in SW Georgia Living
  
• Grassfed Beef featured at Slow Food Georgia events
  
• Grassfed Highlighted at the Denver Public Library Cooking Series
  
• AGA website listed as a source on Channel 4, Los Angeles NBC affiliate

Completed Goals: 4th Quarter 2004

• Monthly Board and Standards Meetings
  
• Expanded Website Links Page - December
  
• Expanded Website Recipe Page - ongoing
  
• Create AGA Presentation
  
• Participate at Coalition for Northern Rockies
  
• Presentation to Am.Livestock Breed Conservancy & Florida Cracker Cattle Conference
  
• AGA Booth at Acres Conference
  
• Engage Poultry Standards Team
  
• Additional Membership Benefits
  
• AGA Quarterly Newsletter
  
• AGA Postcards

Completed Goals: 3rd Quarter 2004

• Press Release - Annual Announcement
  
• Monthly Board and Standards Meetings
  
• Grant Submitted - July
  
• Optional Producer Liability Insurance - July
  
• AGA Policy Book - August
  
• American Grassfed Month - August
  
• AGA Hats & T-shirts - September
• Grazefest Participation - September
  
• E-news Alert re: USDA Dietary Guidelines - September
  
• AGA Grassfed Ruminant Standards - final draft - September
  
• AGA Quarterly Newsletter - September

Completed Goals: 2nd Quarter 2004

• Monthly Board and Standards Meeting
  
• AGA Presentations to various groups
  
• AGA Brochure completed - April
  
• Recipes added to website - May
  
• AGA 2nd Quarter Newsletter - June
  
• Outline for 2005 Annual Conference - June
  
• Contact all who responded to USDA Grassfed claim - June

Completed Goals: 1st Quarter 2004

• AGA BSE Statement
  
• Quarterly Newsletter -- March, after the Conference
  
• 1st Quarter 2004 Press Releases
  
• Hire Executive Director
  
• Range Management Advisor - March
  
• Tax Advisor - April
  
• Ad Campaign begins - January
  
• Producers Added to Website - January
  
• News Page Added to Website - January
  
• USDA Grassfed Meeting in Washington - February
  
• AGA Presentations at conferences - February
  
• E-Newsletter - February
  
• 1st Annual Conference - March - click here for conference page
  
• Board Meetings - Monthly Telecons
  
• Grassfed Standards Meetings - Monthly Telecons

Completed Goals: 4th Quarter 2003

• Quarterly printed Newsletter - December
  
• AGA Brochure in final draft - December
  
• Organize 1st Annual Conference (March 04)
  
• Dialogues with other smaller/regional Grass Organizations
  
• Grassfed Standards & Criteria Work (Monthly telecons)
  
• Board Meetings (Monthly telecons)

Completed Goals: 3rd Quarter 2003

• Virtual Office (phone/post office box)
  
• 1st Press Release
  
• IRS Non-Profit Status
  
• Recruiting Members
  
• Accepting Members
  
• Website greatly improved
  
• Membership Chair
  
• Conference Chair
  
• Research Chair
  
• Board Teleconferences - July, August, September

Completed Goals: 2nd Quarter 2003

• American Grassfed Association incorporated as a 501(c)(6)
  
• AGA Logo created, including logo for "Certified American Grassfed"
  
• AGA Website launched
  
• Business/Finance Committee formed, Chaired by Dale Lasater
  
• Applied for, and received, USDA Rural Development Grant
  
• Teleconferences April, May, June

Completed Goals: 1st Quarter 2003

• Steering Committee Formed, comprised of both producers and advisors
  
• Monthly Steering Committee Teleconferences to establish our entity
  
• Committee formed to draft Grassfed Criteria and Standards
  
• Formal AGA reply sent to the USDA regarding Grassfed Marketing claims