Funds Available to Help Beginning Farmers in Southern Ohio
A new program will award beginning southern Ohio farmers (having farmed less than five years) up to four grants at a maximum of $25,000 each to help grow their enterprises to [...]
Rural Development
July Small Farms Update from Cornell University
The July 201o Update from the Cornell Small Farms Program includes the following information, and can be downloaded at: [...]
USDA Announces Recovery Act Efforts Aimed at Creating Jobs, Supporting Local and Regional Food Systems
USDA Press Release No. 0365.10 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 CORVALIS, Ore., July 12, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced Recovery [...]
Weekly Sustainable Agricultural Policy Update July 12th
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: NSAC seeks a Policy Associate to advocate before Congress and federal agencies, particularly [...]
Sustainable Agriculture Links
Mercola.com has lots of great links to sustainable agriculture resources on their Promoting Sustainable Agriculture Page According to Mercola: “Consumers are paying a [...]
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 [...]
Weekly Policy Roundup from National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Policy News for the week ending June 25th from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) 6/25/2010 Rural Coop Development Grants Available On Friday, June 25, [...]
Special Issue of Journal on Food System Re-Localization
Editorials from this special issue are available in open access (simply click the ‘free full access’ tab below) [...]
Small Farms Monthly Update from Cornell University
View Cornell University Small Farms Program Monthly Updates Online HERE CONTENTS Announcements NY Small Dairy Innovators: Successful Strategies for Smaller Dairies With New [...]
Article: Don’t blame farmers for the farm-subsidy mess
By Tom Philpott; Published on Grist Agricultural and food products are not like other commodities. Their price is that of life, and below a certain threshold, that of death. [...]
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