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USDA Providing $290 Million in Financial Relief to Struggling Dairy Farmers through New Assistance Program (DELAP)

December 18, 2009 // 1 Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dec 18, 2009. U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) applauded the Department of Agriculture for their implementation of the new Dairy Economic Loss [...]

Out of Hand: Farmers Face the Consequences of a Consolidated Seed Industry

December 15, 2009 // 3 Comments

This is Part III in BeginingFarmers.org’s series about corporate domination, consolidation, and possible antitrust violations in the agriculture sector. See Part I [...]

Job: Program Manager for New Farmer Training Initiative at Angelic Organics Learning Center in Illinois

December 15, 2009 // 0 Comments

Angelic Organics Learning Center in northern Illinois and is hiring a Program Manager for their Farmer Training InitiativeApplication deadline: January 8, 2010 The Program [...]

Article: Visualizing Consolidation in the Global Seed Industry: 1996-2008, By Phil Howard

December 14, 2009 // 11 Comments

Part II in BeginingFarmers.org’s series about corporate domination, consolidation, and possible antitrust violations in the agriculture sector. See Part I HERE; Part [...]

AP Report: Secret documents detail Monsanto’s seed business domination amid antitrust fears

December 13, 2009 // 5 Comments

Part I in BeginingFarmers.org’s series about corporate domination, consolidation, and possible antitrust violations in the agriculture sector. See Part II HERE; See [...]

Job: Programs Assistant for Anna Lappé, New York City

December 12, 2009 // 1 Comment

Programs Assistant for Anna Lappé Start date: Early January 2010 Overview Seeking a part-time programs assistant (15 to 20 hours/week) to help author, Anna Lappé, with her [...]

Trends in the Growth of Small Farms – And Hope for the Future

December 11, 2009 // 2 Comments

Most farms in the United States are now small, with almost 40% of U.S. farms now less than 50 Acres, and 60 percent of all farms reporting less than $10,000 in total sales of [...]

USDA Launches Toll-Free Help Desk for Small Meat and Poultry Processors

December 11, 2009 // 0 Comments

USDA PRESS RELEASE Release No. 0601.09 Contact: Neil Gaffney (202) 720-9113 WASHINGTON, December 7, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and [...]

USDA Opens Office of Advocacy and Outreach to Enhance Viability and Profitability Small Farms, Beginning Farmers, and Socially Disadvantaged Farmers

December 10, 2009 // 0 Comments

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES NEW USDA OFFICE OF ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH (OAO) USDA Press Release No. 0606.09 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 [...]

‘All We Can Eat’ (Washington Post) Article: Can Local Food Jump Start the Economy? A New Report Suggests it Can

December 10, 2009 // 1 Comment

For the full article visit: https://voices.washingtonpost.com/all-we-can-eat/sustainable-food/can-local-food-jumpstart-the-economy.html “Gourmands have long embraced [...]