Urban Agriculture Policy Plan Passes in Minneapolis
The Homegrown Minneapolis Urban Ag Policy Plan was passed by the Minneapolis City Council! The plan is rooted in a two+ year process with extensive community input and close [...]
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Sustainable Agriculture News and Policy Roundup, April 15, 2011
It’s been a busy week in Washington for agriculture (among other things). To catch you up on the latest news and policy, here is the National Sustainable Agriculture [...]
Budget Deal: Conservation Slashed, Commodities Untouched
Press Release from U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Summary: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Fiscal 2011 Continuing [...]
Vilsack Says Organic is Part of Strategy to Rebuild Rural America
EXCERPT: Organic farming is an important part of the U.S. agricultural landscape, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today told participants at the Organic Trade [...]
Farm Aid and Mother Earth News Partnership: Homegrown Bookshelf
From FarmAid: HOMEGROWN: growing, cooking, crafting, preserving, building, making and creating. It’s a place where we can learn from each other, ask questions, and show off [...]
Farm Bill Hearing in Michigan Cancelled
The following message was posted on Senator Stabanow’s website: “Unfortunately, because an agreement on the federal budget has not been reached, and due to the [...]
Another Town Passes Ordinance Against State and Federal Inspection of Local Food in Maine
PRESS RELEASE: Effort Gaining Attention Nationwide BLUE HILL, MAINE – On Saturday, April 2, Blue Hill became the third town in Maine to adopt the Local Food and [...]
Policy Updates from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Farm Bill Debate Starts with 2011 Funding Bill – While most commentaries on the 2012 Farm Bill treat it, quite logically, as a coming attraction, in many key respects [...]
Farmers and Consumer Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Genetically Engineered Alfalfa Approval
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: George Kimbrell, Center for Food Safety: (571) 527-8618; Paul Achitoff, Earthjustice: (808) 599-2436 Attorneys for the Center for Food Safety [...]
Tsunami Leaves Most of Japanese Agriculture Intact
Japan’s Agriculture Survives (By Linda H. Smith – DTN Progressive Farmer) EXCERPT: The Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures were affected most by the tsunami. [...]
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