The Illusion of Antibiotic-Free Meat | Ambrook Research

The grocery aisle makes a lot of promises, but are industrial meat farms living up to their claims?

The grocery aisle makes a lot of promises, but are industrial meat farms living up to their claims? White Oak Pastures is a sixth-generation, 156-year-old farm in Bluffton, Georgia, that made the bold decision nearly 30 years ago to transition away from industrial agriculture. After decades of crowded barns and antibiotic-laden feed, fourth-generation farmer Will Harris was ready to undertake some radical revisions. Read Next The Age of Over-the-Counter Antibiotics for Livestock Is Ending “They’re Doing Fraud”: Meat Producers Weigh in on USA Labels The Complicated Case for Vaccinating Chickens

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