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New USDA ERS Publication on Local Food, Rural Development

December 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC): USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released the December issue of its quarterly publication, Amber [...]

Food Safety Bill Debate to Resume Today – Monday Nov. 29th

November 29, 2010 // 0 Comments

Article: Hagan Helps Keep Bill’s Onus Off Small Farms (NewsObserver) EXCERPT: The U.S. Senate returns to Washington on Monday preparing to pass a sweeping food safety [...]

AP: Job Prospects Drawing Students to Agriculture Schools

December 21, 2009 // 3 Comments

Job prospects drawing students to ag schools By DAVID MERCER (AP) – Nov 17, 2009 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Tristesse Jones will probably never drive a tractor or guide a combine [...]

Article: Competition in the Transgenic Seed Industry – GMO’s, Monsanto, and Possible Antitrust Violations

December 18, 2009 // 3 Comments

This is Part IV in BeginingFarmers.org’s series about corporate domination, consolidation, and possible antitrust violations in the agriculture sector. See Part I HERE; [...]

AP Report: Secret documents detail Monsanto’s seed business domination amid antitrust fears

December 13, 2009 // 5 Comments

Part I in BeginingFarmers.org’s series about corporate domination, consolidation, and possible antitrust violations in the agriculture sector. See Part II HERE; See [...]

USDA Will Buy More Bonus Food to Assist American Agriculture

November 20, 2009 // 0 Comments

USDA to Buy More Bonus Foods USDA has announced that, to assist American agriculture, it will buy an additional $82.6 million of meats and fruit this year. The Department [...]

Article: ‘Superweeds Out-Flank Glyphosate: Calling for Cultivators’

October 9, 2009 // 0 Comments

This article, from Rodale’s New Farm, highlights a growing problem with genetically modified ‘Roundup Ready’ crops which is causing significant economic [...]