2011 Michigan Organic Conference
The 2011 Michigan Organic Conference “Keeping the Local in Organic” will be held at the Kellogg Convention Center located on the Michigan State University campus [...]
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North Central Ohio Dairy Grazing Conference, Jan 27-28, 2011
The North Central Ohio Dairy Grazing Conference will be held January 27 and 28, 2011 at the Buckeye Event Center in Dalton, Ohio. This two day program is full of information [...]
2 Part Series: Sustainable Agriculture Education – Vision, Story
By John M. Gerber Part 1: Education for sustainable agriculture: A vision As the coordinator of the University of Massachusetts Sustainable Food and Farming undergraduate [...]
Article – Vertical farming: Does it really stack up?
Agriculture: Growing crops in vertical farms in the heart of cities is said to be a greener way to produce food. But the idea is still unproven (From The Economist) EXCERPT: [...]
Vilsack’s New Steps to Help Farmers Fight Climate Change
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces New Steps to Meet the Challenge of Climate Change CANCUN, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2010 – Calling it “one of the greatest threats [...]
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 [...]
Case Studies of Sustainable & Organic Beginning Farmers
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture is producing a new series of case studies that provide a unique online resource to beginning farmers. Each case study is [...]
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 [...]
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative, Apply
Federal Organic Research Funds Available Proposals Due February 10, 2011 This week, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) released the Request for [...]
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 [...]
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