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Sustainable Ag News – SARE Program, FSMA Rule, Minority Farmers

September 8, 2015 // 0 Comments

USDA SUSTAINABLE AG NEWS Programs in Action: North Central SARE Recipients Build New Partnerships: The SARE program is a farmer driven research, education and extension [...]

Farm Storage Financing, Whole Farm Insurance, Food Safety Rules, and More

August 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

USDA NEWS New Farm Storage Financing Options for Meat, Dairy, and Eggs – For most farmers, on-farm storage is essential to keeping food fresh and safe prior to [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – Grants and More

August 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Program Roundup – SARE Grants Available around the Country The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program is a farmer driven research and education competitive [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – Mid July 2015

July 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

CONGRESSIONAL NEWS What’s in the Senate Funding Bill for Sustainable Agriculture? The agriculture appropriations bill advanced today by the Senate Appropriations Committee [...]

“Voices of Soil” Essay and Video Contest – $5,000 in Prizes

July 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

NRDC & LEXICON OF SUSTAINABILITY ANNOUNCE THE “VOICES OF SOIL” ESSAY & VIDEO CONTEST US Residents Ages 18-28 Encouraged to Submit Original Essays And/Or Videos [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – Funding Opportunities and USDA Update

July 7, 2015 // 0 Comments

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Technical Assistance Available for Community Development and Local Food Systems: The Local Foods, Local Places Initiative is once again accepting [...]

Agricultural Land Donated to Vermont Technical College

June 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

In a little over a year, some Vermont Technical College agriculture students will begin living and working on a beautiful dairy farm in Norwich. The million dollar property, [...]

News: Young Farmer Loan Forgiveness and EPA Pesticide Restrictions

June 17, 2015 // 0 Comments

Loan Forgiveness For Young Farmers Proposed The Young Farmer Success Act was introduced into Congress on June 1st, 2015. Under this act, farming as a career would be added [...]

Farmer Cooperatives Applaud Federal Water Quality Protection Act

June 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today applauded the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee’s approval of S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality [...]