Conflicts of Interest Mar Food Producers’ Independent Inspections
Read the full article HERE Lena H. Sun, Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, October 22, 2010 The voluntary quality control system widely used in the nation’s $1 [...]
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Policy Updates from National Sustainable Ag Coalition
FROM NSAC 10/22/10 Vilsack Responds to Letter from Representatives on GIPSA Rule: On October 1, 115 House members submitted a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack [...]
Organicology 2011: A Food Industry Conference to Educate and Inspire
Gathering to focus on sustainability, farming and seed issues with keynote speaker, populist Jim Hightower PORTLAND, Ore. – October 18, 2010 – The organic industry is [...]
Organic Farming: Rodale Institute on PBS this Weekend
Save the date and get the organic popcorn poppin’ this weekend for Growing a Greener World. The PBS program is featuring the Rodale Institute on the upcoming fall [...]
USDA Farm Service Agency Releases Report from 39th CRP Signup
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) held a general signup in August 2010 for its Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). On October 8, FSA released a report detailing the [...]
Short Course: Exploring the Small Farm Dream – Virginia
Is starting an agricultural business right for you? What is it? “Exploring the Small Farm Dream” was first developed by the New England Small Farm Institute to address a [...]
Tri-State Farm & Food Conference, Nov. 6, Huntington, WV
With great excitement, we invite you to join us at the first-ever Tri-State Farm & Food Conference to be held in Huntington, West Virginia on Saturday, November 6, [...]
Will Allen Hoophouse Workshop in Detroit
Subject: Learn hoophouse technology at D-Town Farm with Will Allen, noted urban farmer and founder of Growing Power On Saturday, October 30 and Sunday, October 31, 2010, Will [...]
Beef Cattle School: You can still register, but the clock is ticking!
(Register here) New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, in cooperation with the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, will be holding its second hands-on Beef Cattle [...]
Vertical Farms. A Panacea or Unrealistic?
The Vertical Farm: Feeding the World in the 21st Century by Dr. Dickson Despommier. Despommier’s ideas have been stirring around urban agriculture and environmental [...]
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