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Comment on Obama Agriculture Budget from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

May 11, 2009 // 0 Comments

Comments of Ferd Hoefner, NSAC Policy Director: The Obama Administration is to be congratulated for sending Congress FY 2010 budget requests for modest but important [...]

How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers…Develop New Local Markets…and Increase USDA’s Public Value

May 9, 2009 // 1 Comment

How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers, Improve Health in “Food Deserts,” Develop New Local and Regional Domestic Markets, and Increase USDA’s Public Value Report from [...]

New Organic Funding Resources, Policy Updates, and Action Alerts on the Web

April 16, 2009 // 0 Comments

NEW Resources on the Web: Funds for Farmers and Policy Updates | Action Alerts MOSES has launched two new web pages, filled with valuable information to help you navigate the [...]

ACT NOW TO SUPPORT FAMILY FARMS AND SHUT DOWN THE MULTIMILLION DOLLAR FARM SUBSIDY LOOPHOLE

March 27, 2009 // 0 Comments

An Action Alert from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition The 2008 Farm Bill handed President Obama and USDA Secretary Vilsack a rare opportunity to close one of [...]

Important USDA Clearinghouse Established for New Farmers and Small Farmers

March 22, 2009 // 1 Comment

The 2008 Farm Bill established the Office of Advocacy and Outreach to serve as the go-to office at the USDA for small and mid-sized farms and beginning and socially [...]

Food & Water Watch’ s Statement on H.R. 875 and the Food Safety Bills

March 12, 2009 // 0 Comments

The dilemma of how to regulate food safety in a way that prevents problems caused by industrialized agriculture but doesn’t wipe out small diversified farms is not new and [...]

Sustainable Agriculture Standards

March 6, 2009 // 0 Comments

As a representative of the Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance Board, I have been selected as a member of the Leonardo Institute’s Committee to draft Sustainable [...]

Important Action Item – NAIS

February 13, 2009 // 0 Comments

ANIMAL OWNERS AND TAXPAYERS NAIS ALERT! Protect your right to farm and the food supply! The USDA has proposed a rule to require all farms where animals are raised to be [...]

Draft Jim Riddle For AMS

January 22, 2009 // 0 Comments

Jim Riddle is a farmer; Board Member of the International Organic Accreditation Service; Coordinator of Independent Organic Inspectors Association; Advisory Board Member for [...]

Beginning Farmer Web Seminars

October 26, 2008 // 0 Comments

Beginning Farmer and Rancher Web-Based Seminars: The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) is holding two web-based seminars to solicit [...]