Backyard Chickens: Making Them Legal in Your City
How to get your city to allow backyard chickens (by Jill Richardson; Grist) EXCERPT: Step one, of course, is to figure out whether it is legal. While there are many [...]
Policy
Understanding the Farm Bill – Articles
As we approach the next Farm Bill cycle, Beginning Farmers will be offering some resources and guides for understanding this complex, but extremely important piece of [...]
USDA Secretary Vilsack Urges GE and Non-GE Coexistance
USDA Press Release No. 0674.10; Contact: Office of Communications (202)720-4623 Open Letter to Stakeholders from Secretary Vilsack to Urge GE and non-GE Coexistence Click to [...]
Cuts in Farm Bill won’t Significantly Reduce the Deficit
Cutting spending on new Farm Bill would make tiny dent in deficit, says MU FAPRI economist (From University of Missouri Extension) EXCERPT: As discussion develops on writing [...]
Managing Legal Risks in the Direct Farm Business Webinars, Illinois
Webinars Guide Direct Farm Businesses Through Legal Maze (From Illinois Ag Connection) University of Illinois county Extension offices will host the upcoming webinar, [...]
Report: Ag Policies Should Look Beyond Cost of Production
US Approach to Farming Should Change to Meet New Challenges, Expanding Needs, Report Says (From Science Daily) SUMMARY: U.S. farmers are under pressure to produce more, [...]
National Organic Program Employee Fired for Expressing Opinion
Be sure to also read an excellent personal editorial account about this event at: https://chelseagreen.com/blogs/gracegershuny/2011/01/03/sad-news-for-the-organic-vision/ [...]
Food Safety Bill & Internet Sales by Small Farmers
Does the New Food Safety Bill Prevent Internet Sales by Small Producers? (click to read full article) From GoodFood World EXCERPT: The new law will contain a provision that [...]
Farm Bill Expenditure & U.S. Feed Grain Production Charts
They say “a picture is worth 1000 words”. I’m not sure that’s always true – I’m rather pro-words, myself. But these two pie charts from [...]
USDA Wants Nutrition Labels on Raw Meat, Poultry
by Helena Bottemiller, Food Safety News EXCERPT: The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday morning that 40 of the most popular cuts of meat and [...]
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