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Sustainable Agriculture News – End of May 2015

June 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Release: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Submits Comments on USDA Draft Rule that would continue to allow million dollar subsidy payments to mega-farms On May 27, [...]

Millions Available to Help Farmers Purchase Land and Other News

May 26, 2015 // 0 Comments

Millions Still Available to Help Farmers Purchase Land With less than five months remaining in the current fiscal year, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) still has nearly [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News from NSAC

April 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

FDA Responds to Farmer Concerns Regarding Intrusive Farm Visits The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is changing the way they do certain on-farm visits, according to a [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News Mid-March 2015

March 16, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Farm Bill Reloaded The House Budget Committee is expected to markup the fiscal year 2016 budget resolution on Wednesday March 18. The Senate Budget Committee is expected [...]

Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize

March 10, 2015 // 0 Comments

Winners Announced for the 4th Annual John Kinsman Beginning Farmer Food Sovereignty Prize! – Recipients to be Honored at Family Farm Defenders Dinner and Award Ceremony [...]

Food Sleuth Radio Shows from January and February 2015 Available

February 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

February Food Sleuth Radio Shows: February 5th: Eliza Greenman, owner/operator of Legacy Fruit Trees in Virginia and Director of Biodiversity for Greenhorns, an [...]

Sustainable Agriculture News – Week of Feb 16, 2015

February 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Federal Funding Available for Minority and Veteran Farmer Outreach and Assistance: On February 11, USDA released the Request for Applications for the Outreach and Assistance [...]

Trends in Local and Regional Food Production and Sales

February 3, 2015 // 0 Comments

A new Report to Congress has just been released by the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) entitled Trends in Local and Regional Food Systems. Here are some highlights [...]

News Articles on Young Farmers and Beginning Farmers

January 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Rookie Farmers Get the Dirt on How to Make It Work: Getting Schooled on How to Sprout a Farm Business By Nancy Matsumoto, Wall Street Journal At a two-day conference last [...]