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Merrigan Announces New Economic Development, Natural Resource Protection Support

March 30, 2010 // 1 Comment

NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 27, 2010 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan today announced financial support intended to spur economic development and protect [...]

NYT Article: Push to Eat Local Food Is Hampered by Shortage

March 29, 2010 // 1 Comment

By KATIE ZEZIMA; Published: March 26, 2010 According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the number of slaughterhouses nationwide declined to 809 in 2008 from [...]

New Issue of ‘Ag Opportunities’ from Missouri Extension

March 29, 2010 // 0 Comments

The April 2010 issue of Ag Opportunities is now available online at https://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/agopp/index.htm Goats Require Minimal Investment But Extension Specialist [...]

Atlantic Monthly Article – The Breadbasket of America: New England?

March 29, 2010 // 0 Comments

On a recent Friday morning, Wheatberry Bakery in Amherst, Massachusetts, was humming with activity. Behind hand-built wooden counters set with delicate French tiles, co-owner [...]

Farms Featured in Recent Pulbications

March 25, 2010 // 0 Comments

From the Farm-Based Education Association (FBEA): Gaining Ground Gaining Ground and farmer Verena Wieloch were featured in a recent article about their brand new sugarhouse. [...]

Report from DOJ Workshop on Competition in Agriculture

March 24, 2010 // 1 Comment

From Southeast Farm Press: USDA’s and the U.S. Department of Justice’s first-ever joint public workshop on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry [...]

Educational Resource on the Principles and Processes Involved in Sustainable Small-Scale Farming

March 24, 2010 // 0 Comments

From the Centre For Learning on Sustainable Agriculture Introducing a new educational series from ILEIA: Seven modules that aim to increase understanding of the principles [...]

Hardy Cotton-Munching Pests Are Latest Blow to GM Crops

March 24, 2010 // 1 Comment

Science 19, March 2010: Vol. 327. no. 5972, p. 1439 News of the Week – India: Hardy Cotton-Munching Pests Are Latest Blow to GM Crops By Pallava Bagla Monsanto has [...]

New Book: Cultivating an Ecologicial Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher, by Fred Kirschenmann

March 23, 2010 // 1 Comment

Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays from a Farmer Philosopher By Frederick L. Kirschenmann Edited by Constance L. Falk Available from the University of Kentucky [...]

Archived Webinars on Hoophouse Construction and Swine Production

March 22, 2010 // 0 Comments

Archived Versions of the Following Webinars are Available online from the New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (Tufts) Winter Hoophouse Workshop led by Adam Montri: [...]