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Article – A Place of Their Own: Falling Land Prices Good News for New and Young Farmers

December 20, 2009 // 0 Comments

A Place of Their Own Submitted by Editor on Fri, 11/27/2009 – 11:40am. Falling Land Prices — Good News for Young Farmers Andrew Jenner Virginia Correspondent For Full [...]

VT EarthWorks Growers Academy: An Agricultural Business Training and Networking Program

December 19, 2009 // 1 Comment

VT EarthWorks is a business acceleration program designed specifically for agriculture and natural resource-based businesses that serve regional markets. Program services [...]

USDA Launches Toll-Free Help Desk for Small Meat and Poultry Processors

December 11, 2009 // 0 Comments

USDA PRESS RELEASE Release No. 0601.09 Contact: Neil Gaffney (202) 720-9113 WASHINGTON, December 7, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and [...]

How to Find Local Farmers Markets in the U.S.

December 9, 2009 // 0 Comments

Interested in finding farmers markets in your area? Simply visit our Find Farmers Markets Page to view a comprehensive searchable database listing almost 5000 local farmers [...]

Recently Refurbished ‘Food for Oregon’ Website Provides a Database of Local and Regional Food Resources

December 8, 2009 // 1 Comment

CORVALLIS, Ore.—A newly refurbished “Food for Oregon” Web site provides an updated database of local and regional food resources for families and communities to [...]

Two Presentations from Young Farmers Conference now Online

December 8, 2009 // 0 Comments

Slide shows and handouts for two workshops presented last week by Ethan Roland at the Young Farmers Conference, held at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in New [...]

USDA Beginning Farmer Grant ($730,000/3 Years) Will Help the University of Missouri Fund Workshops and Courses for New Farmers

December 5, 2009 // 0 Comments

University of Missouri Beginning Farmer Grant A three-year, $730,000 USDA grant will enable the University of Missouri, Lincoln University and the Jefferson Agricultural [...]

Listen to a Radio Interview with Gene Logsdon, Farmer, Author, and Outspoken Advocate for Family Farms and Sustainable Agriculture

December 3, 2009 // 0 Comments

In his introduction to Gene Logsdon’s book Living at Nature’s Pace: Farming and the American Dream (1994, Chelsae Green Publishing), Wendell Berry writes: [...]

Oppotunity for Farmers to Develop Markets: Meet the Buyers Event at Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Exposition

December 3, 2009 // 0 Comments

The Following Flier is for the Meet the Buyers Reception to be held at the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo on December 8th. To learn more about the [...]

List of Soil Surveys by State from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

November 30, 2009 // 0 Comments

“This Web site (https://soils.usda.gov/survey/printed_surveys/) lists soil surveys that have been published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1899. Soil surveys [...]