Creekstone Farms will become Certified Humane’s largest member in 2006
Washington, DC (September 2005) — “Creekstone Farms and Certified Humane share the same vision for a better animal welfare system on a global basis. This relationship is an ideal way to raise the visibility of the animal care and handling issue in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. We are committed to meet all of the requirements for certification under the “Certified Humane Raised and Handled” program,” announced John Stewart, CEO and founder of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC... Read More
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef Earns European Union (E.U.) Approval
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (September, 2005)— Creekstone Farms® Premium Beef today announced the company has received approval to export beef to the European Union (E.U.). This coveted approval—awarded to just four other U.S. beef processors to date—speaks volumes about Creekstone Farm's high standards for animal handling and beef production... Read More
Creekstone Farms® Earns the Industry’s First USDA Process Verification for Tender Beef
Arkansas City, KS (May 2005) — Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC, the privately held producer and processor of Creekstone Farms® Natural Black Angus Beef™ and Premium Black Angus Beef™, is the first beef processor in the nation to receive USDA Process Verification for Tender Beef... Read More
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, an organic meatpacking company based in Arkansas City, Kansas, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for what the company claims is threats by the USDA that it would face prosecution if it proceeds with plans to test nearly 100% of its beef for Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad cow disease or BSE.

The USDA position is that allowing any meatpacking company to test every cow would undermine the agency's official position, a position that holds to random testing as a scientifically adequate measure to assure safety.  It also claims that 100% testing does not ensure food safety because the disease is difficult to detect in younger animals.

The USDA currently tests about 1% of cattle slaughtered in the U.S. The USDA's objection is believed to be the result of pressure from larger meatpacking operations.  In 2004, the president of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association told the Washington Post that "If testing is allowed at Creekstone, we think it would become the international standard and the domestic standard, too." Creekstone Farms says tests cost about $20 per animal, increasing the cost of beef by about 10 cents per pound.