A few months ago, we wrote about the #polarvortex. Now, we are in the midst of the dog days of summer, and staying cool is what’s on most of our…
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GAP is excited to announce the formation of our international Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). Though GAP has always worked closely with the scientific community, we felt it was imperative to…
GAP’s farm animal welfare standards include the maintenance of vegetative cover for our Outdoor Access (Step 3), Pasture Raised (Step 4), Animal Centered (Step 5), and Life on Farm (Step…
“Pig” of the Litter If you’ve been following the #GAPFarmLife blog series, you would have learned that for a turkey farmer, ‘litter’ means ‘bedding’. But for a pig farmer, the…
Part of good farm animal welfare is ensuring standards apply to the entire lifecycle of the animal. Today, we’re going to cover lambing – the sheep world’s equivalent to birthing….
The term “litter” is literally littered throughout GAP’s turkey standards – but what is litter and why is it so important? In poultry farming, when you…
Earlier this month, GAP’s Business Team attended The Meat Conference in Dallas, TX hosted by FMI/NAMI. This annual event focuses entirely on the business of meat and poultry for …
Mr. Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring this year. Anyone else think he might have been wrong? Many of GAP’s partner farms and ranches are located in geographies that experience…
Certified Animal Welfare: What’s keeping you from transforming your supply? The Global Animal Partnership (GAP) team will be at the Annual Meat Conference happening in Dallas, Texas March 3 –…
How to Use GAP’s Records Templates At GAP, we want farmers to succeed. Our standards may be tough, but our goal is to drive continuous improvement in animal welfare. To…
