USDA Announces Loan Program for Natural Resource Conservation
USDA Press Release No. 0438.10 Contact: Tanya Brown (202) 690-4585 WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2010 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the launch of a [...]
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Article: Plants send SOS signal to insects
By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News Excerpt: Plants can summon insects to their aid to avoid being munched to death by caterpillars, scientists have found. Leafy [...]
USDA Announces Next Steps on Sugar Beets
USDA Press Release No. 0437.10 Contact: Richard Andre Bell (301) 734-3853; Suzanne Bond (301) 734-5175 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2010 – The U.S. Department of [...]
Article: What’s the value of home-grown food?
Rob Baedeker, Special to SF Gate Excerpt: “While my garden has so far been unprofitable, at least in financial terms, there are apparently people out there — even [...]
Register now for ‘Sheep School’ in Massachusetts
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, in cooperation with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, will be holding its second hands-on Sheep School on Thursday, [...]
Land Access Forum for Beginning Farmers – Chestnut Ridge, NY
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Columbia County and the Greenhorns, a non-profit organization supporting the young farmers of America, are partnering to hold a Land Access [...]
The USDA Risk Management Agency Releases Reports Outlining Improvements to Crop Insurance Programs for Organic Crops
USDA Press Release No. 0431.10 Contact: Pat Engel 202-720-8812 Organic Price Elections Planned for Cotton, Corn, Soybeans and Processing Tomatoes. WASHINGTON, August 30, 2010 [...]
Job: Seasonal CSA Farmer, New Hampshire
Pitcher Mountain CSA is seeking a farmer to manage and work our 1.5 acre vegetable garden/farm providing diverse vegetables to 75+ shareholders in the Monadnock Region of SW [...]
Job: Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Garden Manager
Sterling College, a small experiential and ecologically focused liberal arts college in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, invites applications for one full-time position in [...]
Job: Assistant Professor of Organic/Sustainable Agriculture, Missouri
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Department of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Jefferson City, MO 65102 Position Description/Responsibilities: This is a full time non-tenure track [...]
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