BIO-CHAR and the New Environmental Underground
BY WAYNE ROBERTS After the failure of world leaders to produce a climate protection plan in Copenhagen, burnt offerings and negative thinking can keep us positive. The burnt [...]
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Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) News and Events
Organic Farmer and Policy Activist Sue Baird to Keynote OFRF Luncheon Organic policy veteran and Missouri farmer Sue Baird will share stories about growing change from the [...]
USDA ERS Data on Private and Public Funding of Agricultural Research now Available
ERS has posted downloadable spreadsheet [without commentary] containing data for public and private funding of agricultural research and development cover the years 1970-2008 [...]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) 2010 Request for Applications (RFA) Now Available
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC [...]
The Drake Forum – America’s New Farmers: Policy Innovations and Opportunities
This two day national policy conference will identify innovative policies and projects at the federal, state, and local levels to support new and beginning farmers. To be [...]
REQUEST FOR BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER STORIES: PLEASE RESPOND
In an effort to secure funding for the new Beginning Farmer and Rancher Individual Development Account program in FY 2011, the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (of WI) [...]
Beginning Farmer Project Grants Program Open for Proposals
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) February 10th, 2010 “USDA’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has issued the 2010 Request [...]
Recommended Vegetable Varieties for Oregon’s Growing Regions
CORVALLIS, Ore.—Vegetable varieties adapted to local growing conditions produce the best yields in home gardens. The Oregon State University Extension Service recommends [...]
CBS News Report: Denmark’s Case for Antibiotic-Free Animals
(CBS News), 2/10/10 ” They call it the “Danish Experiment” – a source of pride for the country’s 17,000 farmers. CBS Evening News Anchor Katie [...]
Michelle Obama Announces New Online Food Environment Atlas – A Comprehensive Map-Based Database of Food Facts
Michelle Obama today announced an online Food Environment Atlas. The searchable maps in this comprehensive database made possible by the USDA Economic Research Service [...]
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