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Beginning Farmer and Organic Webinars, Grants, Production Research Articles, More

March 31, 2011 // 0 Comments

As usual the April 2011 issue of Ag Opportunities from the University of Missouri is packed with valuable information for farmers and gardeners both within the “Show Me [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Organic Seed Alliance Publishes State of Organic Seed Report

March 10, 2011 // 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE; CONTACT Kristina Hubbard, Director of Advocacy, (406) 493-6965, kristina@seedalliance.org Download the full report at: [...]

UN Report: Eco-Farming Can Double Food Production in 10 Years

March 9, 2011 // 0 Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GENEVA, 8 March 2011 – Small-scale farmers can double food production within 10 years in critical regions by using ecological methods, a new UN [...]

Good Fungi Might Prove Even Better for Plant, Human Health

March 8, 2011 // 0 Comments

ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2011) — Researchers have come closer to understanding how a common fungus “makes its living in the soil,” which could lead to its possible [...]