Growing Power’s National-International Urban & Small Farm Conference
Conference to be held: September 10 – 12th 2010 Come to Milwaukee and help grow the good food revolution. Hosted by Growing Power—a national organization headed by [...]
Education
Weekly Farm Policy and Program Update
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) USDA News 6/4/10 – Noble on EPA Ag Advisory Committee On June 3, the Environmental Protection Agency [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Two CRAFT (Farmer Training) Events in June, Michigan
See ISLAND Website for more info June 14th (Monday) from 2 to 5pm, potluck to follow CRAFT Potluck and Farm Tour 9 Bean Rows, 5441 N. Overlook Road, Northport Join us for our [...]
Urban Farming and Food Justice Pioneer Will Allen in DC
Will Allen, the guru of urban farming and pioneer of food justice, will be in the Washington DC area for two days to promote and proliferate urban agriculture for healthier [...]
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