Featured Articles: Tuttle Farm; Trains & Farms; Mini Cows
After 378 years, NH family farm goes up for sale (Yahoo News) By Kathy McCormack (AP) “According to eyewitness accounts, John Tuttle was shipwrecked off the Maine coast [...]
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.
Articles: On Speculation in Agricultural Commodity Markets
Speculators Rediscover Agricultural Commodities (SPIEGEL ONLINE) By Susanne Amann and Alexander Jung “With the financial crisis fading into the past, speculation on [...]
Action Alert: Demand a Fair Deal for Farmers and Ranchers
TELL CONGRESS THAT YOU WANT A FAIR DEAL FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Farmers and ranchers who raise livestock and poultry [...]
Detroit’s Mayor Foreshadows Urban Ag Announcement
In an interview broadcast this week, Detroit Mayor David Bing said that in the next 30 to 60 days his administration will make an announcement for a “really good size” [...]
Sustainable Farmer – Titus Farms: The Next Generation
A nice video about the next generation of young farmers, local food, and diversified agricultural [...]
Raids on Farms and Private Food Distributors Increasing
A recent Grist article details the disturbing increase in federal, local, and state agency raids on producers, distributors, and yes, consumers, who are producing, selling, [...]
Radio Interview about Beginningfarmers.org
On Tuesday, July 13th, Beginningfarmers.org founder and administrator Taylor Reid was interviewed live on Farm Talk with Mick Kjar, a daily radio program about agriculture on [...]
Vilsack Launches Showcase on ‘Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food’ Website
USDA Press Release No. 0368.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Online Resource will Expand National Dialogue About Economic Opportunity for Producers [...]
SPIN: A New Small-Scale, Adaptable, Locally-Based Farming System
Guest Article: So What’s the Buzz on SPIN? By Roxanne Christensen Co-author, SPIN-Farming (https://www.spinfarming.com) For farming to fit into an urbanized 21st century, [...]
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 [...]
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