Revitalize Rural America? First Grow Some Backbone
This article was written by Eric Holt Gimenez , Executive Director: Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy; with Annie Shattuk. It appeared previously on [...]
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USDA Seeks Nominations for Research Advisory Board
June 9th, 2010 – From The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Today USDA announced that it is seeking nominations for its research advisory board, the National [...]
USDA Announces Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding funds to tribes, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations [...]
Submit your food and farming stories to Creative Nonfiction
Creative Nonfiction is currently seeking true stories incorporating or involving food for an upcoming issue. We’re looking for stories from a variety of viewpoints, and [...]
Food and Farming in the News Weekly Update
From Roots of Change Eating Well Tough To Do For Many of Valley’s Poor A recent study conducted near Fresno, California finds a strong correlation between poverty and [...]
Weekly Farm Policy and Program Update
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) USDA News 6/4/10 – Noble on EPA Ag Advisory Committee On June 3, the Environmental Protection Agency [...]
USDA Evaluating Small Meat and Poultry Processing Needs
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a preliminary study revealing existing gaps in the regional [...]
Article: Concentration and Trustbusting in the Seed Industry
From Food First Institute for Food and Development Policy By Alexandria Fisher Until the 1970s the US seed market was relatively unconcentrated,[1] but during the last 40 [...]
USDA Issues Final Rule for Conservation Stewardship Program
USDA Press Release No. 0301.10 Contact: Office of Communications 202-720-4623 Changes expand access, increase payment limits, and promote greater environmental benefit while [...]
Guest Post: Agricultural Biodiversity and Sustainability for the Future
Beginning Farmers strongly encourages the submission of guest posts related to food and farming issues. The following article was submitted to us by reader Jack Lundee. The [...]
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