Missouri and Kansas Debate Factory Farms
Factory farms massing in Missouri, Kansas, new report says (By Karen Dillon; The Kansas City Star) EXCERPT: In Greeley County in western Kansas, voters last week overturned a [...]
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FarmHack celebrates ‘resourceful farming with found materials’
Article by Bonnie Azab Powell, Grist EXCERPT: Young farmers in particular have to pinch their pennies hard. Fortunately, the field attracts tinkerers, makers, and make-doers [...]
Crazy Food and Farming News
Have $3,500 for a ritzy chicken coop? from Grist – Food by Holly Richmond. You there. Do you have high-maintenance chickens? How about $3,500? Then you’re in luck. [...]
Beginning Farmer Stories Wanted for Publication
You might have seen the greenhorns guidebook for beginning farmers: https://www.thegreenhorns.net/reading.html The great news is that on the merit of that little pocket guide [...]
Organic Producers Initiative Offers Conservation Funding
USDA Press Release No. 0669.10; Contact: Office of Communications 202-720-4623 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced USDA will provide funding to [...]
USDA’s Final Environmental Impact Statement on GE Alfalfa
USDA Press Release No. 0667.10; Contact: R. Andre Bell (301) 734 3853; Andrea McNally (301) 734-0602 Also see analysis from Rodale HERE and from the Center for Food Safety [...]
New Tool: U.S. Drought Monitor Measures Effects of Dryness
U.S. Drought Monitor Measures Effects of Dryness, Promises More Information (By Bryce Anderson from DTN Progressive Farmer) EXCERPT: Drought rivals hurricanes as inflicting [...]
Article on Challenges for Grass-Fed Beef Producers
When Demand is Not Enough, Challenges are Steep for American Grass-Fed Producers By Ulla Kjarval, Food and Tech Connect EXCERPT: Grass-fed beef has become a household name, [...]
Is Local Enough? Some Arguments for Regional Food Systems
By Kate Clancy and Kathryn Ruhf, From Choices Online EXCERPT: The focus on local food systems has been quite strong over the last decade, and the phenomenon has appropriately [...]
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