FAO Now Provides Free Access to all Its Agricultural Statistics
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is granting free and open access to its central data repository, FAOSTAT, the world’s largest and most [...]
Research
Report: New Farmers and Alternative Markets in the Food Chain
A new report from the Metcalf Foundation (Ontario) suggests that current supply management chains do not work well for new farmers or others engaged in non-conventional forms [...]
New Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Website, Kentucky
https://www2.ca.uky.edu/safs/ Nestled among the mountains and knobs and blanketed across the western plains, family farms always have played a crucial role in Kentucky’s [...]
New USDA ERS Report Compares Local & Mainstream Food Chains
Report Title: Comparing the Structure, Size, and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains Economic Research Report No. (ERR-99) 81 pp, June 2010 A series of [...]
Use of Sustainable Agriculture Practices Increasing in U.S.
A recent article from Western Farm Press indicates that use of sustainable agriculture practices in the U.S. is increasing. Citing the latest annual Rabobank U.S. Farm & [...]
FSIS, FDA, and CDC Measure Progress on Food Safety
USDA Press Release No. 0348.10 Contact: FSIS Congressional and Public Affairs, Peggy Riek (202) 720-9113 Current Status, Future Directions and Public Meetings WASHINGTON, [...]
National Research Council Report: Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, June 29, 2010 Contacts: Jennifer Walsh, Media Relations Officer; Luwam Yeibio, Media Relations Assistant; Office of News and Public Information [...]
Job: Livestock Coordinator at Heifer International, AR
Heifer International Learning Center at Heifer Ranch in Perryville, AR is seeking a hard working individual to fill the position of Livestock Coordinator. Livestock [...]
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on the Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals
FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 28, 2010 Media Inquiries: Siobhan DeLancey, 301-796-4668, siobhan.delancey@fda.hhs.gov Trade Press Inquiries: Shannon Cameron, [...]
Tracking Late Blight: Great Information-Mapping Tool
I have recently heard from a number of farmers concerned about late blight infestation of tomato and potato crops, and wanted to share with you a valuable new tool available [...]
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