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Job: Supervisory Agricultural Marketing Specialist (Division Director) at USDA National Organic Program

December 23, 2009 // 1 Comment

Supervisory Agricultural Marketing Specialist (Div.Director) SALARY RANGE: 120,830.00 – 153,200.00 USD /year OPEN PERIOD: Monday, December 14, 2009 to Monday, January [...]

Appeals Court Overturns Pro-Farmer Decision in Packers & Stockyard Act Case

December 22, 2009 // 0 Comments

Appeals Court Overturns Decision in Wheeler Packers & Stockyards Act Case: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion on Tuesday, December 15 which [...]

USDA Announces Cheese Purchase of $60 Million to Aid Dairy Farmers and Food Banks

December 21, 2009 // 0 Comments

USDA News Release No. 0624.09 Contact: Jonathan Groveman 720-4178 AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES CHEESE PURCHASE OF $60 MILLION TO ASSIST STRUGGLING DAIRY PRODUCERS, [...]

Michael Fields Agricultural Institutue’s Whole Farm Workshops: Training Programs, Courses, and Learning Opportunities

December 21, 2009 // 0 Comments

Michael Fields Agricultural Institute announces their Whole Farm Workshops 2010! This year learn about the heart of your farm and what makes everything grow – your soil. [...]

VT EarthWorks Growers Academy: An Agricultural Business Training and Networking Program

December 19, 2009 // 1 Comment

VT EarthWorks is a business acceleration program designed specifically for agriculture and natural resource-based businesses that serve regional markets. Program services [...]

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 [...]

‘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 [...]

How to Find Local Farmers Markets in the U.S.

December 9, 2009 // 0 Comments

Interested in finding farmers markets in your area? Simply visit our Find Farmers Markets Page to view a comprehensive searchable database listing almost 5000 local farmers [...]

Policy Issue: Facts About Agricultural Subsidies – Are They Worth It?

December 9, 2009 // 0 Comments

The following information on farm subsidies was compiled by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Although it is a presentation of [...]

NY Times Article: Connecticut Farmers Embrace Value Added Products to Augment Farm Income; & Information about Making Jam

December 8, 2009 // 0 Comments

A Harvest for the Holidays Image from pickyourown.org (see info on making jam below) Article by Christopher Brooks; From The New York Times: [...]