Call for Support of Wisconsin Clean Energy Jobs Act
From the Michael Fields Agriclutural Institute: The Wisconsin State Legislature is now considering the Clean Energy Jobs Act, which contains programs that would make [...]
Policy
Perspectives on Policy from a Beginning Farmer
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: I never imagined that my path as a beginning farmer would lead me to a seat in a Senator’s office, but that’s where I [...]
FDA Commissioner Hamburg Fields Questions About Food Safety Fees
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: At a hearing on March 10, members of the House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee had high praise for the FDA’s [...]
Article: U.S. City Dwellers Flock to Raising Chickens
From Worldwatch Institute. For the full article visit: https://www.worldwatch.org/node/5900 by Ben Block on October 6, 2008 In the backyard of a suburban home in Denver, [...]
Article: The Future of Detroit – Urban Agriculture?
Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking – Yahoo! News https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100308/ap_on_bi_ge/us_downsizing_detroit (< click this link to read the entire [...]
Video: USDA Deputy Secretary Merrigan’s Talk at The New School
Reception for Congressional Lawmakers to Lobby for Small Farms on Food Safety Issues
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Deborah Stockton 434.295.7176 Email: nicfa@earthlink.net Congress Gets Fed a New Taste of Food Safety March 8, 2010–Washington DC—The [...]
The Duality of Vilsack: Trade, Climate Issues, and Crop Insurance
Interesting article from Keith Good’s blog FarmPolicy.com Sec. Vilsack- USDA Perceptions DTN editor-in-chief Urban C. Lehner noted on Friday that, “Our agriculture [...]
Washington Post Article on Drake Forum for New Farmers
By Jane Black “The number of farms in America has begun to grow again, according to the most recent agricultural census. New small farms helped the overall number rise [...]
Federal Court May Halt Genetically Modified Sugar Beets Today
From Daily Kos: March 5th 2010. “Currently, about half of the America’s sugar supply comes from genetically modified sugar beets, which have been engineered to be [...]
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