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 [...]
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.
UN Expert: Agroecological Farming Methods Being Ignored
According to an article in the June 28th issue of The Ecologist Online, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food has criticized the ‘Green [...]
Time Magazine Article: The Grass-Fed Revolution
A recent Time Magazine article features the experiences of grass-based livestock farmers, and highlights the substantial growth in the grass-fed industry. Cows and other [...]
Vilsack: Farm Bill Should Emphasize Beginning Farmers
Article from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) posted at https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/vilsack-beginning-farmers “A funny thing happened [...]
Take action now to save family dairy farmers
From Farm Aid: https://snipurl.com/yoza5 Over the past sixteen years, half of the dairy farmers in America have gone out of business. It’s not just because of a tough [...]
Use of Sustainable Agriculture Practices Increasing in U.S.
A recent article from Western Farm Press indicates that use of sustainable agriculture practices in the U.S. is increasing. Citing the latest annual Rabobank U.S. Farm & [...]
Agriculture Struggles with Lack of Young Farmers
BY COURTENAY EDELHART, Californian staff writer cedelhart@bakersfield.com | Saturday, Jun 12 2010 12:00 PM Don Davis’ grandfather founded his family’s northern [...]
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 [...]
Worlds Largest Scientific Fruit and Berry Bank Threatened
Vital fruit and berry collection set for destruction According to a June 24th article from NewScientist, the largest scientific collection of fruits and berries, located near [...]
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on the Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food-Producing Animals
FDA NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: June 28, 2010 Media Inquiries: Siobhan DeLancey, 301-796-4668, siobhan.delancey@fda.hhs.gov Trade Press Inquiries: Shannon Cameron, [...]
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