Job: Executive Director – Community Farm Alliance, Kentucky
THE ORGANIZATION: Community Farm Alliance is a grassroots membership organization with 1,200 members in over 60 counties in Kentucky. CFA provides a grassroots voice for [...]
Policy
NYT Article: Farmers Lean to Truce on Animals’ Close Quarters
By ERIK ECKHOLM “WEST MANSFIELD, Ohio — Concessions by farmers in this state to sharply restrict the close confinement of hens, hogs and veal calves are the latest sign [...]
Articles: Old Farm Photos, Large Farm Payments, Corporate ‘Nature’
Stunning color images of Depression-era rural America [SLIDESHOW] (Grist) by Bonnie Azab Powell “The Denver Post‘s plog (photo blog) recently published some 70 [...]
Agreement Reached on Senate Food Safety Bill (From Food Safety News)
by Helena Bottemiller | Aug 11, 2010 “The Senate has reached a “tentative agreement” on the pending safety bill and staff will be briefed on the language [...]
Public Meeting to Address Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Foods
PRESS RELEASE FROM USDA FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE USDA Holds Public Meeting to Address Agenda Items for the 19th Session of the Codex Committee on Residues of [...]
Recommended Articles: Young Farmers, Backyard Chickens, GM Escape, Pollan Local
Farmers for the Future: Launching young farmers (Agriculture.com) By Gil Gullickson “Springfield, Ohio, producers have helped start 22 young farmers since the 1980s. [...]
Sustainable Agriculture Policy Update 8/1-8/6, 2010
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition TAKE ACTION Take Advantage of the Summer Congressional Recess Take advantage of the summer congressional recess to tell [...]
Job: Rainforest Agribusiness Campaign Director – Rainforest Action Network
For 25 years, Rainforest Action Network has campaigned for the forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life. In coalition with indigenous communities [...]
Merrigan Visits Virginia to Announce Local Recovery Act Investment
USDA Press Release No. 0395.10 Contact: Dane Henshall (202) 260-0996 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Visits Virginia to Announce Recovery Act Investment to Assist Local [...]
Apply Now for 2008 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program
USDA Press Release No. 0388.10 Contact: Kent Politsch (202) 720-7163 USDA Announces Deadline to Apply for Payments Under the 2008 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments [...]
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