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Conservation Reserve Program Sign-Up Benefits Producers, Protects Sensitive Habitat

September 21, 2010 // 0 Comments

USDA Press Release No. 0464.10 Contact: Isabel Benemelis; (202) 720-7809, isabel.benemelis@wdc.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2010 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today [...]

Beginner’s Biogas Workshops

September 20, 2010 // 2 Comments

Link: https://www.completebiogas.com/workshops.html Biogas is a burnable fuel, like natural gas, but produced by the anaerobic (oxygenless) decomposition of almost anything [...]

Whole Farm Planning for Beginning Women Farmers, 2011 Session

September 19, 2010 // 1 Comment

If you’re a women who has been farming for less than ten years, the Whole Farm Planning series is an opportunity to learn from other women farmers and experienced [...]

Women in Sustainable Agriculture Conference 2010, Vermont

September 15, 2010 // 0 Comments

Monday, November 1st -Wednesday November 3rd, 2010 Click here for Event Details and to register For program information Email: wagn@uvm.edu. Phone: 802-223-2389. For help [...]

Article: Do you have the balls to really change the food system?

September 13, 2010 // 1 Comment

Grist Article by Rebecca Thistlewaite Excerpt: “You’re no better or different than the average American. You pat yourself on the back, you brag about your lunch [...]

Register for NSAWG ‘It Takes a Region’ Conference

September 12, 2010 // 0 Comments

“It Takes a Region” A Working Conference to Build our Northeast Food System REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! “It Takes a Region” is the annual conference and [...]

Ntnl. Sustainable Ag. Coalition Weekly Policy Update

September 11, 2010 // 0 Comments

From NSAC: Job Announcements: NSAC seeks a Policy Associate to advocate before Congress and federal agencies. Vist the job description on our website. NSAC is seeking a [...]

Article- Fuel for Food: Energy Use in the U.S. Food System

September 8, 2010 // 0 Comments

From the USDA Publication Amber Waves: Excerpt: In 2007, the U.S. food system accounted for almost 16 percent of the Nation’s energy budget, up from 14 percent in 2002 [...]

USDA Announces Loan Program for Natural Resource Conservation

September 8, 2010 // 0 Comments

USDA Press Release No. 0438.10 Contact: Tanya Brown (202) 690-4585 WASHINGTON, Sept. 2, 2010 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the launch of a [...]

Job: Assistant Professor of Organic/Sustainable Agriculture, Missouri

September 5, 2010 // 2 Comments

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Department of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences Jefferson City, MO 65102 Position Description/Responsibilities: This is a full time non-tenure track [...]