Article: Don’t blame farmers for the farm-subsidy mess
By Tom Philpott; Published on Grist Agricultural and food products are not like other commodities. Their price is that of life, and below a certain threshold, that of death. [...]
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USDA TO HOST RED MEAT MOBILE SLAUGHTER UNIT INFORMATION SESSION
USDA Press Release No. 0318.10 Contact: Adrian Gianfor (202) 720-9113 WASHINGTON, June 11, 2010 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service [...]
USDA and Department Of Justice Announce Dairy Workshop on June 25
USDA Press Release No. 0305.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Workshop to be Held at University of Wisconsin – Madison WASHINGTON, June 4, 2010 [...]
Permaculture: The Next Step Towards Sustainable Agriculture and Society?
Article from JustMeans Vermont is a very small state, and it’s largest city, Burlington, is also very, very small. But for being such a tiny city, or perhaps even [...]
Organic, Farmer-Owned Co-op First to Receive Domestic Fair Trade Certification
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Jason Freeman; jason@farmerdirect.coop; 306.352.2444 Organic, Farmer-Owned Co-op First to Receive Domestic Fair Trade Certification [...]
Job: Extension Technician at Lincoln University
Job Title: Extension Technician II Code#D4-021 Campus: Main Functional Area: Administration Description: Responsibilities: The successful candidate will assist the State [...]
Food and Farming in the News Weekly Update
From Roots of Change Eating Well Tough To Do For Many of Valley’s Poor A recent study conducted near Fresno, California finds a strong correlation between poverty and [...]
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 [...]
USDA Evaluating Small Meat and Poultry Processing Needs
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a preliminary study revealing existing gaps in the regional [...]
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 [...]
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