BusinessWeek Article: Entrepreneurs Keep the Local Food Movement Hot
Local food businesses play a much more critical role in economic development than commonly thought, a new report shows By John Tozzi Entrepreneurs are flocking to local food, [...]
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.
National Animal Identification System (NAIS) Update, 2010
FROM: https://nonais.org/2010/01/03/nais-update-2010/ The real world was not kind to the USDA’s plans for a National Animal Identification System (NAIS). It is now January [...]
Huffington Post Local Food Page
The Huffington Post now has a Local Food Page. Check it out at: [...]
Article: Florida Growers Lost Hundreds of Millions in Freeze
By: News Service of Florida – Jan 20th, 2010 Crop losses from this month’s extended freeze will cost Florida agriculture hundreds of millions of dollars and won’t [...]
Wall Street Journal Article: U.S. Opens Formal Antitrust Inquiry into Monsanto’s Business Practices
U.S. Opens Inquiry Into Monsanto Antitrust Enforcers Probe Business Practices Surrounding Biotech Soybean Seed By SCOTT KILMAN And THOMAS CATAN The U.S. Justice Department [...]
USDA ANNOUNCES $11.8 MILLION FOR 19 COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROJECTS IN RURAL AREAS
Release No. 0010.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES $11.8 MILLION FOR 19 COMMUNITY FACILITIES PROJECTS IN RURAL [...]
It Takes a Community to Sustain a Small Farm (Great Article from Grist)
By Steph Larsen These days it seems the most popular person to be in the food system is the “local farmer.” Farmers markets are popping up everywhere, and their size and [...]
USDA ERS Releases Newest Agriclutural Income and Finance Situation and Outlook Report, and It’s BAD
This Report, by the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) “provides [a] comprehensive overview of the financial characteristics and performance of the U.S. farm sector [...]
Sustainability, Local Sourcing, and Nutrition Top List of Hottest Menu Trends for 2010
News Release: From The National Restaurant Association Sustainability, Local Sourcing and Nutrition Top List of Hottest Menu Trends for 2010, According to National Restaurant [...]
Lookout, Here Comes Codex! It’s Importance and Danger For Food and Farming
New rules being brought to the world food supply, December 30th. Codex Alimentarius- an extremely important issue in agricultural politics and policy! Watch the [...]
© 2017 Carbon Media Group Agriculture
Your Privacy Choices