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Organic Agriculture, Urban Farming, Chicken Housing, and Farm Policy

March 2, 2011 // 0 Comments

Here we present some excellent articles on a broad range of agricultural issues including organic agriculture, urban farming regulation in San Francisco, the essentials of [...]

Legislation on Locally Grown Poultry, Family Farming in Oregon

February 28, 2011 // 0 Comments

Oregon Bills Support Locally Grown Poultry (by Amy Halloran – Food Safety News) SUMMARY: Supporters of small family farms and locally grown food in Oregon are backing [...]

Internship: Earthscape/Full Circle Farm CSA, Michigan

February 24, 2011 // 4 Comments

THIS JOB HAS BEEN FILLED Earthscape/Full Circle Farm Location: Oceana County, rural West Michigan. Lake Michigan beaches are 20 miles to the west. The Manistee [...]

Livestock Breed Conservation Priority List Updated for 2011

February 24, 2011 // 0 Comments

The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization working to protect over 180 breeds of livestock and poultry from extinction. Included are [...]

Internships on Small Dairy Farm in Massachusetts

February 23, 2011 // 1 Comment

Cricket Creek Farm is a small grass-based dairy in Western Massachusetts. We make several award-winning cheeses from the milk of our registered herd of Brown Swiss and [...]

Veterans Internship Program at Goat Peak Ranch, Minnesota

February 17, 2011 // 2 Comments

By Aviella Shomayr (602-471-2656) Goat Peak Ranch is a small ranch located near Red Wing, Minn., and owned and operated by Lynette Nadeau and her husband Keith Cahill (Vet US [...]

Training Hogs to Use Toilets

February 9, 2011 // 0 Comments

I thought this was hilarious when I first saw it, but apparently it’s a serious idea. Potty-trained pigs save money, ease pollution, test finds (By Jonathan Standing [...]

Slaughterhouse Access a Big Problem for Small Poultry Farmers

February 6, 2011 // 0 Comments

Small poultry farmers grapple with lack of slaughterhouses: Producers in Oregon and beyond can’t find places to butcher chickens (by Carla A. Wise – High Country [...]

Research Results: More Efficient Beef Cattle Production

February 5, 2011 // 0 Comments

Strategies Developed for More Efficient Beef Cattle Production (By Sharon Durham, USDA-ARS) Reducing the amount of feed given to young female cows called heifers can result [...]

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Farmer’s Tyson Case

February 2, 2011 // 0 Comments

Supreme Court Rejects Farmer Who Tangled With Tyson (by Mark Sherman – The Huffington Post) EXCERPT: The Supreme Court last Monday turned down an appeal from a former [...]