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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Farmer’s Tyson Case

February 2, 2011 // 0 Comments

Supreme Court Rejects Farmer Who Tangled With Tyson (by Mark Sherman – The Huffington Post) EXCERPT: The Supreme Court last Monday turned down an appeal from a former [...]

2010 Vegetable Market Report from NASS

February 2, 2011 // 1 Comment

From NASS Reports: 2010 Fresh Market Vegetable Production Down 1 Percent from 2009… Vegetables 2010 Summary – [...]

Interesting Article About Competition & Price in Farm Inputs

January 27, 2011 // 0 Comments

Crop Input Suppliers: The Middlemen You Don’t Always Think About. (by Stu Ellis – FarmGate) EXCERPT: What is the state of competition within agriculture? No, a [...]

Job: Garden Coordinator for the Garden at Elawa Farm – IL

January 22, 2011 // 2 Comments

This Position has Been Filled. But Please Check Out Current Positions on our Jobs and Internships Page [...]

Job: Farm Resources Coordinator, Organic Valley – Wisconsin

January 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

Title: Farm Resources Coordinator, Organic Valley Type: Full-Time Location: La Farge, WI Compensation: Depends on Experience Description: The Farm Resources Coordinator is [...]

USDA Assistance for Local Farmers

January 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

USDA Programs Are Available to Assist Local Farm Owners (From the USDA Blog; Posted by Darin Leach, USDA Rural Development Iowa Public Information Officer) EXCERPT: Recent [...]

Job: Urban Farmer, Produce Project – Troy, NY

January 19, 2011 // 0 Comments

Title: Urban Farmer, Produce Project Type: Full-time year-round position Location: Troy, NY Compensation: Salary of $25,000. Benefits include: Fully paid health insurance; [...]

Workshop: Make Money as an Urban Farmer! – Berkley, CA

January 18, 2011 // 0 Comments

Presented by Sustainable Commercial Urban Farm Incubator (SCUFI) Program: February 19th & 20th, 2011, 8am – 6pm, Berkeley, California Featured Trainer: Custis Stone, of [...]

What Is The Secret To Farm Profitability?

January 17, 2011 // 0 Comments

By Stu Ellis; The Farm Gate, University of Illinois EXCERPT: Most farmers will say that marketing is the hardest task on the farm, because it is hard to pick a price and [...]

Enforcement of the Packers & Stockyards Act

January 14, 2011 // 0 Comments

From the Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA): The proposal by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to establish rules to finally enforce the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act is a [...]