USDA Evaluating Small Meat and Poultry Processing Needs
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a preliminary study revealing existing gaps in the regional [...]
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Article: Concentration and Trustbusting in the Seed Industry
From Food First Institute for Food and Development Policy By Alexandria Fisher Until the 1970s the US seed market was relatively unconcentrated,[1] but during the last 40 [...]
USDA Issues Final Rule for Conservation Stewardship Program
USDA Press Release No. 0301.10 Contact: Office of Communications 202-720-4623 Changes expand access, increase payment limits, and promote greater environmental benefit while [...]
Guest Post: Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability for the Future
Beginning Farmers strongly encourages the submission of guest posts related to food and farming issues. The following article was submitted to us by reader Jack Lundee. The [...]
USDA Announces Availability of Compliance Guide for Mobile Slaughter Units
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) Link: https://bit.ly/culxM0 WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
News Hour Story on Food Deserts – Links, Video Clip Available
PBS News Hour recently did a story on the concept of food deserts and showcased the Mississippi Delta, where they point out that the rich farmland is in large commercial [...]
Job: Part Time Marketing Program Assistant, W. Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture is currently hiring for a part-time position in the Western region POSITION: Western Program Assistant — [...]
Publication: Grazing, Cheese, Beginning Farmers, Training…
The June 2010 issue of Ag Opportunities is now available online at https://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/agopp/index.htm Concerns with Multi-species Grazing Cheese Making at Home [...]
Article: Disease Control After Spring Freeze Injury in Grapes: What are the Options?
By Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University It is unfortunate that the Michigan grape industry has been hit with widespread freeze injury once again. In addition, there [...]
Article: Small butchers wary of USDA’s food safety plan
From: The San Francisco Chronicle Online By Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau “Chris Johansen works the line in the tiny Glenn County slaughterhouse that [...]
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