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Sustainable Agriculture Supporter Ann Wright Named New USDA Undersecretary

June 8, 2009 // 2 Comments

Ann Wright, who has worked with The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, and is a friend of small scale farmers has been named to a key post at the United States [...]

The Grow A Farmer Campaign

June 1, 2009 // 0 Comments

Campaign Goal: Raise $250,000 by June 2009 to secure the future of the Apprenticeship’s organic farmer training. The funding raised this spring will help build required [...]

New Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Report from USDA

May 18, 2009 // 0 Comments

USDA has come out with a new report on beginning farmers and ranchers based on data from the 2007 Agricultural Census. The entire report is available at [...]

Article About Washington State Beginning Farmer Programs

May 16, 2009 // 2 Comments

Original article at: https://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/05/05/helping-young-farmers Posted on Wednesday, May 06, 2009 State Programs Out to Help Young Farmers Two [...]

How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers…Develop New Local Markets…and Increase USDA’s Public Value

May 9, 2009 // 1 Comment

How Farm Policy Can Develop New Farmers, Improve Health in “Food Deserts,” Develop New Local and Regional Domestic Markets, and Increase USDA’s Public Value Report from [...]

Sustainable Agriculture Job Opportunity

April 26, 2009 // 0 Comments

Sustainable Ag Technician – soils / grass-fed beef The Shasta Group (Shasta California) has 5000 acres of grass fed beef, and this new group is creating a very [...]

Employment Opportunity: Garden Manager

April 22, 2009 // 0 Comments

West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science is seeking an Garden Manager for our new FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM West Michigan Academy of Environmental Science (WMAES) is a [...]

Small Organic Farm Job Opportunity

April 13, 2009 // 1 Comment

JOB OPPORTUNITY Scully Ranch Seeks Full Time Farmer Scully Ranch, nestled in the hills above Napa Valley, is a gorgeous twenty-acre Estate with a growing two-acre farm and [...]

Beginning Farmer Development Requests Now Being Accepted

March 16, 2009 // 0 Comments

The Request for Application for the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP) is now available for public viewing and download. Please note that all [...]

New Farmer Research

March 4, 2009 // 0 Comments

Current trends in American agriculture including the loss of family farms, an aging grower population, global competition, industry consolidation, and increasing distance [...]