Banks Profit While Our Farmers Fail (Article)
When banks call in farm loans at the first opportunity, it destroys families, communities, and regional economies By Lisa Griffith – From Other Words Bruce Drinkman is [...]
Rural Development
USDA Plans to Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems
USDA Press Release No. 0319.10 Contact: Isabel Benemelis (202) 720-7809 Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Ways to Use Technology to Provide Improved Services to Farmers and [...]
Revitalize Rural America? First Grow Some Backbone
This article was written by Eric Holt Gimenez , Executive Director: Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy; with Annie Shattuk. It appeared previously on [...]
USDA Announces Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding funds to tribes, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations [...]
USDA Announces Availability of Compliance Guide for Mobile Slaughter Units
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) Link: https://bit.ly/culxM0 WASHINGTON – As part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s [...]
Glynwood Launches First Modular Mobile Slaughterhouse
GLYNWOOD AND ITS AFFILIATE LILA LAUNCH THE MODULAR HARVEST SYSTEM™, A NEXT-GENERATION MOBILE SLAUGHTERHOUSE, IN DELAWARE COUNTY, NY With Unique Attributes and a Plan to [...]
Small Socially-Disadvantaged Producer Grant Program
The SSDPG grant program is geared towards providing technical assistance to small, socially-disadvantaged agricultural producers through eligible cooperative and association [...]
Crop Mobs: Volunteerism Returns to Farming – Video, Articles
Volunteerism as Backbone of Farming: Return of the Barn Raising by Sami Grover – with video from UNC-TV Conceived originally as a means for landless farmers to get [...]
Vilsack comments on Farm Bill to group of ag journalists
Vilsack: America Faces Rural Crisis Secretary Says Changing Farm Bill Isn’t About Bedroom Communities Tuesday, April 27 BY: Chris Clayton DTN Ag Policy Editor [...]
Will the USDA Doom Locally Produced Meat?
From Salon.com New testing regulations may end small-scale meat production — and keep the market safe for the big boys By Sara Breselor That wailing you hear in the [...]
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