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FARM SUCCESSION IS NOT A DO-IT-YOURSELF PROJECT

March 28, 2011 // 0 Comments

By Kevin Spafford (Legacy by Design) 1. Can you actively participate in and objectively facilitate your family meetings? 2. Do you know how to define common objectives and [...]

New Report Shows Farm Subsidies Recieved by Congress Members

March 27, 2011 // 3 Comments

Cut Spending – But Not My Farm Subsidies! (by Chris Campbell, Amber Hanna and Don Carr, Environmental Working Group) EXCERPT: We don’t have a firm count of how many [...]

EdibleWOW magazine looking for creative young farmers

March 25, 2011 // 0 Comments

If you fit that description, send an e-mail to Executive Editor Chris Hardman with your story: [...]

Net Farm Income Forecast Up Nearly 20 Percent in 2011

March 23, 2011 // 0 Comments

The USDA Economic Research Service reports that Net farm income is forecast to be $94.7 billion in 2011, up $15.7 billion (19.8 percent) from the 2010 forecast. The 2011 [...]

Using the Ag Confidence Index as a Decision Tool

March 22, 2011 // 0 Comments

Inside Farmers’ Minds (By Linda H. Smith – DTN Progressive Farmer) EXCERPT: Certainly, U.S. agriculture is a very diverse sector in terms of geography, products [...]

Research: Salmonella Levels Lower on Organic than Conventional Poultry Farms in NC

March 21, 2011 // 0 Comments

Prevalence and Distribution of Salmonella in Organic and Conventional Broiler Poultry Farms Walid Q. Alali, Siddhartha Thakur, Roy D. Berghaus, Michael P. Martin, Wondwossen [...]

USDA Research on Alternatives to Methyl Bromide

March 20, 2011 // 1 Comment

By Dennis O’Brien – From the USDA Agricultural Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists trying to help Florida growers find a replacement [...]

Tsunami Leaves Most of Japanese Agriculture Intact

March 20, 2011 // 0 Comments

Japan’s Agriculture Survives (By Linda H. Smith – DTN Progressive Farmer) EXCERPT: The Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures were affected most by the tsunami. [...]

Apprenticeships & Internships: Great Article on Civil Eats

March 16, 2011 // 0 Comments

Apprentice or Intern? The Terms Behind The Titles (By Christina Livadiotis, Civil Eats) EXCERPT: Despite their similarities, the terms are not arbitrary. While an internship [...]