Weekly Sustainable Ag Policy Update
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition CONGRESSIONAL NEWS Update: Pigford Settlement Letter Sent to Senate: On Monday, September 27, the Network of Black Farm [...]
Statistics and Trends
I often post articles and opinion pieces that discuss new trends in agriculture and farming. You will usually find excepts with links to the articles.
Recommended Articles & Blogs: Lodgson, Colbert, Soy Disease
Selling a Book That Has No Name: Holy Shit (The Contrary Farmer) By Gene Lodgson Excerpt:” Prairie Public Radio interviewed me recently about my latest book, Holy Shit. The [...]
DTN Report: Farmers Confident Now; A Little Less So in Future
Excerpt: “U.S. farmers are more optimistic about their economic prospects than they were last spring, according to the second reading of the DTN/Progressive Farmer [...]
Weekly Sustainable Agriculture Policy Roundup
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) TAKE ACTION Last Opportunity for a Better School Lunch: Time is running out for Congress to re-authorize the Child [...]
Recommended Articles: Food Safety Bill; Urban Farming; Nutrient Shortage; Farm Financing
Sen. Coburn Threatens to Hold Food Safety Bill (Food Safety News) by Helena Bottemiller Excerpt: ”Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) says he will hold up the pending food safety bill [...]
Conservation Reserve Program Sign-Up Benefits Producers, Protects Sensitive Habitat
USDA Press Release No. 0464.10 Contact: Isabel Benemelis; (202) 720-7809, isabel.benemelis@wdc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today [...]
Beginning Farmers Administrator Taylor Reid Co-Authors new Paper on Biofuels
Green dreams or pipe dreams?: Media framing of the U.S. biofuels movement A paper by Wynne Wright, Associate Professor in the Department Community, Agriculture, Recreation, [...]
Article- Fuel for Food: Energy Use in the U.S. Food System
From the USDA Publication Amber Waves: Excerpt: In 2007, the U.S. food system accounted for almost 16 percent of the Nation’s energy budget, up from 14 percent in 2002 [...]
USDA Announces Next Steps on Sugar Beets
USDA Press Release No. 0437.10 Contact: Richard Andre Bell (301) 734-3853; Suzanne Bond (301) 734-5175 WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, 2010 – The U.S. Department of [...]
Article: What’s the value of home-grown food?
Rob Baedeker, Special to SF Gate Excerpt: “While my garden has so far been unprofitable, at least in financial terms, there are apparently people out there — even [...]
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