Cattle Ranching a Green Profession, Survey Finds
From Advocates for Agriculture: America’s Cattle Farmers and Ranchers Highlight 40 Ways They Protect the Environment in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day [...]
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.
Poll Finds Farm Succession, Young Farmer Programs Growing in Importance
Young farmers: Why do you farm? By Jeff Caldwell; Agriculture.com Multimedia Editor It’s no secret that the average farmer is getting up in years. As the farming [...]
Why worry about the agriculture of the middle?
A white paper by Fred Kirschenmann, Steve Stevenson, Fred Buttel, Tom Lyson and Mike Duffy From: https://www.agofthemiddle.org Over 80% of farmland in the U.S. is managed by [...]
Atlantic Monthly Article – The Breadbasket of America: New England?
On a recent Friday morning, Wheatberry Bakery in Amherst, Massachusetts, was humming with activity. Behind hand-built wooden counters set with delicate French tiles, co-owner [...]
Report from DOJ Workshop on Competition in Agriculture
From Southeast Farm Press: USDA’s and the U.S. Department of Justice’s first-ever joint public workshop on competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry [...]
Ithaca New York Starts Crop Mob Volunteer Effort
News from the Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming: HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO WORK ON A FARM FOR JUST ONE DAY? Are you an aspiring agrarian looking for hands-on [...]
Washington Post Article: Local slaughterhouses come back to life
By Samuel Fromartz; Special to The Washington Post; Wednesday, March 17, 2010; E01 “For farmers, the sales are alluring; they make more money per animal when they sell [...]
United Fresh Applauds Prominent Role of Produce in Sen. Boxer’s School Nutrition Bill
For Immediate Release, March 19, 2010, 4:15 p.m. EDT; Contact: Patrick Delaney – pdelaney@unitedfresh.org, 202-303-3400 ext. 417 WASHINGTON, D.C. – United Fresh [...]
Farm Based Education Webinar on Using Social Media
Time: March 24, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm; Location: The World Wide Web; Website or Map: https://www.eventbrite.com/eve…; Phone: 978-318-7872; Event Type: webinar; Organized [...]
The Duality of Vilsack: Trade, Climate Issues, and Crop Insurance
Interesting article from Keith Good’s blog FarmPolicy.com Sec. Vilsack- USDA Perceptions DTN editor-in-chief Urban C. Lehner noted on Friday that, “Our agriculture [...]
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