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USDA Announces Funding for Wetlands Conservation Assistance in 22 States and Puerto Rico

May 19, 2010 // 1 Comment

USDA Press Release No. 0268.10 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 75,000 More Acres Expected to be Enrolled in Wetlands Reserve Program WASHINGTON, May 14, [...]

USDA ARS Survey Reports Latest Honey Bee Losses

May 12, 2010 // 0 Comments

Agricultural Research Service, USDA Press Release Contact: Kim Kaplan, (301) 504-1637, kim.kaplan@ars.usda.gov View the report and photos at [...]

NSAC Weekly Agriculture Policy News Roundup

May 1, 2010 // 0 Comments

This week the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) released a new Guide to USDA Funding for Local and Regional Food Systems which identifies and explains key [...]

USDA Releases New Data on Soil Erosion and Development of Private Lands

April 27, 2010 // 0 Comments

USDA Press Release No. 0211.10 Contact: Office of Communications 202-720-4623 Latest National Resource Inventory for Non-Federal Lands shows significant reduction in soil [...]

Why worry about the agriculture of the middle?

April 16, 2010 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

News from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

April 13, 2010 // 0 Comments

NEFood Potluck News for April 2010 is now online: a compendium of stories and events that impact the Northeast farm and food system. Potluck News is compiled monthly as a [...]

Farmer and Author Gussow to be Honored (ft. Michael Pollan)

April 11, 2010 // 1 Comment

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Sustainable Agriculture Internship in Washington State

April 9, 2010 // 4 Comments

Jefferson County FIELD is an on-farm based internship program in sustainable agriculture located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. This collaborative educational [...]

x AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN VISITS HAWAII, HIGHLIGHTS USDA’S LAHAINA WATERSHED PROJECT

April 7, 2010 // 3 Comments

USDA Press Release No. 0176.10; Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 Partnership Project Protects Life, Property and Coral Reefs HONOLULU, April 7, 2010 – [...]

Senators Support Continued Innovation in Agriculture

April 3, 2010 // 1 Comment

From The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) April 1st, 2010 Eighteen Senators have signed-on to a bipartisan letter spearheaded by Senators Leahy (D-VT) and [...]