NYT Field Report: Will Work for Food – Tantre Farm
Somewhat romanticized, yes. But a nice New York Times Article about one of my favorite farms. Read it HERE Tantre really is a unique place where many aspiring farmers have [...]
Publications
Article: Do you have the balls to really change the food system?
Grist Article by Rebecca Thistlewaite Excerpt: “You’re no better or different than the average American. You pat yourself on the back, you brag about your lunch [...]
Free Program Helps Farmers Map & Measure their Land
Press Release: Belfast, NI. – September 4, 2010 From Alan Hooker; MSSB Consulting, N. Ireland; 028 90660884; alanhooker@mssbconsulting.com Farm-file.com allows land [...]
Article- Fuel for Food: Energy Use in the U.S. Food System
From the USDA Publication Amber Waves: Excerpt: In 2007, the U.S. food system accounted for almost 16 percent of the Nation’s energy budget, up from 14 percent in 2002 [...]
USDA Announces Loan Program for Natural Resource Conservation
USDA Press Release No. 0438.10 Contact: Tanya Brown (202) 690-4585 WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2010 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the launch of a [...]
Article: Plants send SOS signal to insects
By Victoria Gill Science reporter, BBC News Excerpt: Plants can summon insects to their aid to avoid being munched to death by caterpillars, scientists have found. Leafy [...]
USDA Announces Next Steps on Sugar Beets
USDA Press Release No. 0437.10 Contact: Richard Andre Bell (301) 734-3853; Suzanne Bond (301) 734-5175 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2010 – The U.S. Department of [...]
Article: What’s the value of home-grown food?
Rob Baedeker, Special to SF Gate Excerpt: “While my garden has so far been unprofitable, at least in financial terms, there are apparently people out there — even [...]
The USDA Risk Management Agency Releases Reports Outlining Improvements to Crop Insurance Programs for Organic Crops
USDA Press Release No. 0431.10 Contact: Pat Engel 202-720-8812 Organic Price Elections Planned for Cotton, Corn, Soybeans and Processing Tomatoes. WASHINGTON, August 30, 2010 [...]
Bloomberg: Broadband Trumps Farmer Payments in Rural Aid
Excerpt: “Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack knows that Farm Belt protocol requires paying respect to the Butter Cow. During a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 17, he [...]
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