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How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers…Develop New Local Markets…and Increase USDA’s Public Value

May 9, 2009 // 1 Comment

How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers, Improve Health in “Food Deserts,” Develop New Local and Regional Domestic Markets, and Increase USDA’s Public Value Report from [...]

Sustainable Agriculture Job Opportunity

April 26, 2009 // 0 Comments

Sustainable Ag Technician – soils / grass-fed beef The Shasta Group (Shasta California) has 5000 acres of grass fed beef, and this new group is creating a very [...]

Beginning Farmers Website Featured in Farmers’ Markets Today Article

April 22, 2009 // 0 Comments

www.beginningfarmers.org was recently featured in an article in Farmers’ Markets Today magazine which highlights my doctoral dissertation research on first-generation [...]

New Organic Funding Resources, Policy Updates, and Action Alerts on the Web

April 16, 2009 // 0 Comments

NEW Resources on the Web: Funds for Farmers and Policy Updates | Action Alerts MOSES has launched two new web pages, filled with valuable information to help you navigate the [...]

Small Organic Farm Job Opportunity

April 13, 2009 // 1 Comment

JOB OPPORTUNITY Scully Ranch Seeks Full Time Farmer Scully Ranch, nestled in the hills above Napa Valley, is a gorgeous twenty-acre Estate with a growing two-acre farm and [...]

New Goat Farming Resources

April 8, 2009 // 0 Comments

A farmer wrote to me recently interested in sharing some new resources on goat farming. One is Personal Milkers: A Primer to Nigerian Dwarf Goats, which she wrote for the [...]

Important USDA Clearinghouse Established for New Farmers and Small Farmers

March 22, 2009 // 1 Comment

The 2008 Farm Bill established the Office of Advocacy and Outreach to serve as the go-to office at the USDA for small and mid-sized farms and beginning and socially [...]

Beginning Farmer Development Requests Now Being Accepted

March 16, 2009 // 0 Comments

The Request for Application for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) is now available for public viewing and download. Please note that all [...]

New Farmer Research

March 4, 2009 // 0 Comments

Current trends in American agriculture including the loss of family farms, an aging grower population, global competition, industry consolidation, and increasing distance [...]

Michigan Organic Conference

February 20, 2009 // 0 Comments

2009 MOFFA Conference Local Organic Food: Sustainable Prosperity for Michigan The Kellogg Center, East Lansing MI March 6-7, 2009 Keynote Speakers: Michael Phillips, author [...]