News from the Northeast Sust. Ag. Working Group
A monthly digest of food and agriculture news compiled as a service of the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group 1.) Nov 12-13 regional conference for advocacy, [...]
Farming Resources
Small Farmers Being Priced out of Land by Investors
The BBC reports that across the world the market for farmland is hot, and investors are driving up prices in a way that small and beginning farmers are often not capable of [...]
Weekly Sustainable Ag Policy Update
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Update: Pigford Settlement Letter Sent to Senate: On Monday, September 27, the Network of Black Farm [...]
CSA Planning Course Improve, Improvise, Prosper – Wisconsin
The CSA Planning Course – Improve, Improvise, Prosper was developed by local CSA farmers and includes modules on business, growth, marketing, production, distribution, [...]
PFI Starts Savings Incentive Program to Assist Beginning Farmers
Practical Farmers of Iowa is now taking applications for the organization’s new Savings Incentive Program. Goal is to provide beginning farmers an opportunity to save [...]
Considerations In Farm Enterprise Selection – Free Publications
For aspiring and beginning farmers, the process of choosing what to produce and planning how to begin is one of the most essential aspects of developing a successful farming [...]
Organic Eprints – Free Organic Research Data on the Web
In Beginningfarmers.org’s Readers Survey, a number of people mentioned that they would like to see more research data presented on the site. As part of my attempt to [...]
Season Extension and High Tunnel Webinar Series Offered
Learn more about pest management in season extension production systems such as high tunnels by registering for a new webinar series sponsored by the Great Lakes Vegetable [...]
Organic Certification Cost-Share Deadline Extended in Michigan
If You have not YET registered to receive cost share dollars for the expense of organic certification then you have another chance!! The cost share deadline for expenses of [...]
DTN Report: Farmers Confident Now; A Little Less So in Future
Excerpt: “U.S. farmers are more optimistic about their economic prospects than they were last spring, according to the second reading of the DTN/Progressive Farmer [...]
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