Article on USDA v. FDA in Food Safety Legislation
Why it matters that the FDA is beating USDA for control of food system (Grist) by David Gumpert Excerpt: “Small-scale food producers and farmers have been vocal about [...]
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New Report on Financing Small Farming in the U.S.
FINANCING FARMING IN THE U.S. OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT FOR SMALL AND MIDSIZED FARMS THROUGH STRATEGIC FINANCING By Susan Cocciarelli [...]
USDA Funding for Expanding School Gardens and Learning
USDA Press Release No. 0420.10 Contact: Office of communications 202-270-4623 USDA Announces Funding to Expand School Community Gardens and Garden-Based Learning [...]
USDA wants us to ‘know your farmer,’ FDA wants us to stay home
GRIST ARTICLE by David Gumpert Excerpt: “Customers of Country Hen, a central Massachusetts organic egg producer, found an upsetting announcement in their egg cartons [...]
Texas Farm & Food Leadership Conference
Come join an exciting gathering of farmers, consumer, and nonprofit activists at the 4th Annual Farm and Food Leadership Conference, in Austin, Texas on September 13-14, [...]
Growing Health 2010: Common Ground: Farms Food & Health
CONTACT: Joy Stalker at 607-692-7669 or jstalker@ruralhealthnetwork.org ONLINE NEWSROOM: www.smallfarms.cornell.edu/pages/news/ The Cornell Small Farms Program is pleased [...]
DOJ USDA Public Workshop: Competition in Livestock, Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WWW.JUSTICE.GOV AT: (202) 514-2007; TDD (202) 514-1888 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND USDA ANNOUNCE REGISTRATION FOR AUGUST 27 LIVESTOCK WORKSHOP IN COLORADO [...]
Judge Revokes Approval of Genetically Modified Sugar Beets
By ANDREW POLLACK, New York Times Excerpt: “A federal district court judge revoked the government’s approval of genetically engineered sugar beets Friday, saying that [...]
Senators Support USDA’s Comprehensive GIPSA Proposed Rule
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) On Friday, August 13, twenty-one Senators joined on a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack in support of a proposed [...]
Latest News on Food Safety Legislation
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) Senate Food Safety Legislation Information Alert August 13, 2010 The Food Safety Modernization Act (S 510) was [...]
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