Slaughterhouse Access a Big Problem for Small Poultry Farmers
Small poultry farmers grapple with lack of slaughterhouses: Producers in Oregon and beyond can’t find places to butcher chickens (by Carla A. Wise – High Country [...]
Farming Resources
Farm Futures Program to Bring Landowners, New Farmers Together
Read Entire Article by Jennifer Hetrick from Lancaster Farming The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) introduced its Farm Futures program last [...]
New Website Connects Local Meat Producers with Customers
Home Grown Cow connects farmers with customers who care where their meat comes from. Based in Wisconsin, with offices in Colorado and San Francisco, Home Grown Cow is doing [...]
GROUNDSWELL LAUNCHES 2011 NEW FARMER TRAINING PROGRAM, ITHACA
For immediate release: 2/4/11 Contact: Joanna Green, Groundswell Center Director, 607-277-0180, joannajgreen@gmail.com Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming Offers [...]
Farmer Apprentice Program in Vermont – Intervale & UVM
An Entrepreneurial Approach to Small Scale Farming-Partnership of the University of Vermont and the Intervale Center There is still space in this great program. Apply Now! [...]
How the next farm bill could plant a new crop of farmers
Originally published in Grist, by Lindsey Lusher Shute of the National Young Farmers’ Coalition (reprinted with permission from the author) USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack [...]
Pest Management Alternatives Program Grants Due March 3, 2011
Special Research Grants Program: Pest Management Alternatives Program The purpose of Pest Management Alternatives Program (PMAP) is to provide support for the development and [...]
Video: A Beginners Guide to Apple Production
This is another long video, from ATTRA. But it’s packed with valuable information for anyone considering starting out in apple [...]
Organic Research & Extension Initiative Grants Due Feb 11, 2011
Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) Grants Program The OREI seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the [...]
Insuring Diversified and Specialty Farms
From The Greenhorns: Is USDA’s AGR-LITE Insurance Program Right for You? This new program helps calculate value and promote insurance options for alternative producers [...]
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