FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Jason Freeman; jason@farmerdirect.coop; 306.352.2444 Organic, Farmer-Owned Co-op First to Receive Domestic Fair Trade Certification [...]
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) USDA News 6/4/10 – Noble on EPA Ag Advisory Committee On June 3, the Environmental Protection Agency [...]
From the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a preliminary study revealing existing gaps in the regional [...]
From Food First Institute for Food and Development Policy By Alexandria Fisher Until the 1970s the US seed market was relatively unconcentrated,[1] but during the last 40 [...]
Beginning Farmers strongly encourages the submission of guest posts related to food and farming issues. The following article was submitted to us by reader Jack Lundee. The [...]
PBS News Hour recently did a story on the concept of food deserts and showcased the Mississippi Delta, where they point out that the rich farmland is in large commercial [...]
From The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) has released a comprehensive report on Local Food Systems drawing together [...]
By Sara Rubin, The Atlantic Salinas, California, is known as America’s salad bowl, but each fall, as evening temperatures drop in Steinbeck’s home valley, farmers [...]
USDA Press Release No. 0282.10 Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Normal, Ala., Workshop is the Second of Five on Competition Issues in Agriculture WASHINGTON, [...]
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