Article: Local food movement good for agriculture
by Nat Williams, AgriNews Online EXCERPT: Jane Eckert said the growing trend involving cooking meals at home and buying fresh should be seen a positive to farmers. Eckert [...]
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Video: Innovative Organic Commodity Production & Local Food
MTO is a cooperative of more than a dozen organic farmers who have pioneered production of organic commodities like beans, spelt, popcorn and who are moving into direct sales [...]
Fresh Vegetable Sales Increased in Third Quarter of 2010
United Fresh Press Release, Contact: Patrick Delaney, pdelaney@unitedfresh.org, 202-303-3400 ext. 417 United Fresh Quarterly Report Shows Gains for Most of the Top Produce [...]
Apprenticeship: Potrero Nuevo Farm CSA, Half Moon Bay, CA
About the farm The farm is housed on a 290-acre property that is independently owned and located near Half Moon Bay, California (1 hour south of San Francisco). There are [...]
New USDA ERS Publication on Local Food, Rural Development
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC): USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released the December issue of its quarterly publication, Amber [...]
Recommended Articles: Farm School; Ag Supported Community
Welcome to Farm School: A new generation of farmers is digging into books before they go out in the field (from The Tyee) by Jeff Nield EXCERPT: “The agriculture that [...]
Internships: School Garden Supervisors, Organic Farm, Alaska
School Garden Supervisor: 2011 Internship Description and Application Guidelines – ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW! (5 positions available) Terms: Seasonal, full time – 5 [...]
Michael Pollan Supports Food Safety Bill with Tester Amendment
Interview: Michael Pollan on the food safety bill (From Ezra Klein’s Blog) EXCERPT – Michael Pollan: It’s very interesting that the consumer groups and the [...]
Final DOJ-USDA Ag-Competition Workshop in D.C. Dec. 8th
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND USDA ANNOUNCE REGISTRATION FOR COMPETITION WORKSHOP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. December 8 Workshop on Margins to be Held at the U.S. Department of [...]
Article: Risk and Profit for Young Farmers
Good Selling Strategies Reduce Risk, Protect Profit Potential For Young Farmers (From DTN Progressive Farmer) By Barb Baylor Anderson EXCERPT: Marcus Hess may not fit the [...]
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