Carrie Balkcom
Carrie Balkcom is the Executive Director of the American Grassfed Association. AGA is the National, multispecies entity organized to protect and promote Grassfed and pasture-based farmers and ranchers.
AGA is the leader in pasture-based production and the oldest grassfed certification in the United States. AGA certifies ruminants, pork and dairy.
Carrie grew up on a Florida cattle ranch and has stayed connected to the agriculture and livestock industry. She has spoken, presented or coordinated numerous regional and national conferences; and is well known in agricultural, culinary and sustainable agricultural circles.
AGA has been advocating for a change to the policy of allowing offshore beef to be labeled product of the USA, and through the hard work of a lot of folks including AGA, this egregious mislabeling was added to an executive order signed by President Biden on July 9th, 2021. She is a force and a friend in the industry.