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Farm Storage Financing, Whole Farm Insurance, Food Safety Rules, and More

August 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

USDA NEWS New Farm Storage Financing Options for Meat, Dairy, and Eggs – For most farmers, on-farm storage is essential to keeping food fresh and safe prior to [...]

Grassfed Exchange Farmer Conference in Michigan

August 23, 2015 // 0 Comments

2015 Grassfed Exchange Conference: “Generations of Opportunity: Sun and Water, Sons and Daughters” in Mount Pleasant, Michigan www.grassfedexchange.com The rancher-led [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – Grants and More

August 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Program Roundup – SARE Grants Available around the Country The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program is a farmer driven research and education competitive [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – Mid July 2015

July 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS What’s in the Senate Funding Bill for Sustainable Agriculture? The agriculture appropriations bill advanced today by the Senate Appropriations Committee [...]

Changes in Whole Foods Responsibly Grown Rating System for Organic Growers

July 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

CCOF, Whole Foods Market, and Organic Growers Collaborate on Changes to Rating System Today CCOF and Whole Foods Market (WFM) jointly announced new changes to WFM’s [...]

National Farmers Union Comments on Anti-Farmer Appropriations Bill

December 10, 2014 // 0 Comments

NFU Strongly Objects to Anti-Family Farmer Provisions Snuck Into Appropriations Bill WASHINGTON (Dec. 10, 2014) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson and [...]

FDA Food Safety Rules Update; FSMA Rules Public Meeting

October 30, 2014 // 0 Comments

POLICY: FDA Food Safety Rules Update – From the National Young Farmers Coalition- Last month, the FDA finally responded to the thousands of comments it received on its [...]

Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk

September 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

USDA Unveils Key New Programs to Help Farmers Manage Risk End of Direct Payments Represents One of the Most Significant Farm Policy Reforms in Decades – USDA Launches [...]

National Young Farmers Coalition Survey About Student Loans

August 12, 2014 // 0 Comments

Farmers across the country are responding to the opinion piece in this weekend’s New York Times: “Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up To Be Farmers.” It [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News May 19-23, 2014

May 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Weekly news roundup from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition – Week of May 19-23, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Senate Appropriators Pass 2015 Agriculture Funding [...]