Diverse Business Models Used to Satisfy Local Food Demand
Read the Amber Waves Article: Local Food Supply Chains Use Diverse Business Models To Satisfy Demand Research shows that as demand has increased, local foods are reaching [...]
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Articles: DOJ & USDA Consider Ag Consolidation and Antitrust Issues
Farmers Speak Out for Fair Competition at DoJ-USDA Workshop (NSAC) EXCERPT: Farmers and ranchers spoke out loudly and clearly about the need for fair competition during the [...]
Farm Family Business: Boost the Next Generation’s Success
Article By Kim Adrian (DTN Progressive Farmer) EXCERPT: In the world of family-owned businesses, there are lots of scary succession statistics. One that appears most often is [...]
Webinar: Getting Loans for Small, Diverse Farms
National Good Food Network Webinar: THURSDAY, December 16; 3:30-4:45 PM ET Getting Banks to “Yes” with Small, Diverse Farms FREE! Reserve Your Space Now Not much [...]
Article: Local food movement good for agriculture
by Nat Williams, AgriNews Online EXCERPT: Jane Eckert said the growing trend involving cooking meals at home and buying fresh should be seen a positive to farmers. Eckert [...]
Video: Innovative Organic Commodity Production & Local Food
MTO is a cooperative of more than a dozen organic farmers who have pioneered production of organic commodities like beans, spelt, popcorn and who are moving into direct sales [...]
Michigan Four Season Farmer Development Program Accepting Applications
The Four Season Farmer Development Program (4SFDP) is a two year program designed to help individuals transition from farming experience to farm ownership. The two primary [...]
Article: Risk and Profit for Young Farmers
Good Selling Strategies Reduce Risk, Protect Profit Potential For Young Farmers (From DTN Progressive Farmer) By Barb Baylor Anderson EXCERPT: Marcus Hess may not fit the [...]
Job: New Roots Farm Program Coordinator, International Rescue Committee, Phoenix
Title: New Roots Farm Program Coordinator, International Rescue Committee Type: Full Time Location: Phoenix, Arizona Please apply on www.theIRC.org. click on Careers at the [...]
Agriculture News from Across the Nation
U.S. Farm Structure: Declining—But Persistent—Small Commercial Farms (Amber Waves) by Robert A. Hoppe EXCERPT: The continuing shift in production away from small [...]
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