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x AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN VISITS HAWAII, HIGHLIGHTS USDA’S LAHAINA WATERSHED PROJECT

April 7, 2010 // 3 Comments

USDA Press Release No. 0176.10; Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Partnership Project Protects Life, Property and Coral Reefs HONOLULU, April 7, 2010 – [...]

USDA ANNOUNCES WATER CONSERVATION PROJECT ASSISTANCE

April 6, 2010 // 1 Comment

USDA Press Release No. 0164.10; Contact: Terry Bish (202) 720-5974 WASHINGTON, April 5, 2010-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Chief Dave White today announced [...]

USDA Highlights Early Successes in Biomass Crop Assistance Program

April 6, 2010 // 3 Comments

USDA Release No. 0165.10 Contact: Andre Kok (202) 720-9733 Biomass Producers, Energy Facilities and Communities Benefit from Innovative USDA Program Washington, DC, April 5, [...]

Senators Support Continued Innovation in Agriculture

April 3, 2010 // 1 Comment

From The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) April 1st, 2010 Eighteen Senators have signed-on to a bipartisan letter spearheaded by Senators Leahy (D-VT) and [...]

USDA’s Swine Contract Library to Re-Open

April 3, 2010 // 0 Comments

From The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) April 2nd, 2010 On April 2, USDA’s Grain Inspection and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) issued a final rule for [...]

More News from NSAC: Ag Water Enhancement Act, Black Farmer Settlement, Rural Business Grants

April 3, 2010 // 0 Comments

More news from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) 4/2/10 – NRCS Agricultural Water Enhancement Project USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation [...]

Alliance for Food and Farming Report Identifies Sources of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

April 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

WATSONVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To help guide farmers in their efforts to reduce foodborne illness, The Alliance for Food and Farming today released an [...]

Senators Write in Support of Funding for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

March 31, 2010 // 0 Comments

From The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC): Thanks to the leadership of Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Max Baucus (D-MT), and to calls and visits by NSAC [...]

Deputy Ag Secretary Hears Local Farmers’ Concerns in Connecticut

March 31, 2010 // 0 Comments

Article From: Monday, March 29, 2010; By Leslie Parsons: The Middletown Press DURHAM — Dozens of farmers met with public officials at Greenbacker Farms on Wallingford Road [...]

Invest in a New Generation of Farmers

March 30, 2010 // 0 Comments

An Excellent Op Ed piece in the San Francisco Chronicle this week by Rebecca King, a young farmer from California, in support of federal funding for the Beginning Farmer and [...]