Sustainable Agriculture

Congressional Agriculture News From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: Week of June 13-17 2011. House of Representatives Passes FY 2012 Agriculture Funding Bill: [...]

Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Visit DC: On June 15, eleven beginning farmers and ranchers from across the country arrived in Washington, DC to tell legislators what measures [...]

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I heard of (and saw) more hoophouse casualties this winter in Michigan than I ever have. In every case the culprit in the collapse was either heavy snow or unusually high [...]

Senators Introduce Bill to Reform Farm Payments – From the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Also see the interview with me (Taylor) regarding this issue at: [...]

Obama to create advisory council to help boost prosperity, quality of life in rural US By Associated Press, Published in Washington Post Online EXCERPT: President Barack [...]

Democrats hit House cuts to ag spending by Philip Brasher, Desmoines Register EXCERPT: Iowa’s House Democrats are urging the Senate to reject a spending bill that slashes [...]

This post is not an editorial. This was a news story. I said what I thought, and they chose what to write and quote. And I was representing MOFFA, not Beginning Farmers. Read [...]

The following is an editorial by Taylor Reid on the recent House Agricultural Appropriations Bill. Beginning Farmers is not a partisan website, and the opinions expressed are [...]

Press Release No. 0227.11 Contact: USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 USDA Targets Food Deserts in Funding for Farmers Market Promotion Program Grants Audio [...]