The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project Poultry Workshop Series will consist of five workshops and will cover all aspects of raising pasture poultry. A focus will be on meat bird production, ranging from coop design to processing. A listing of workshop titles, times, and information is presented below (click ‘read more’). Please email lysisson@gmail.com or sanderson@comteam.org with any questions. Read more »
Speculators Rediscover Agricultural Commodities (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
By Susanne Amann and Alexander Jung
“With the financial crisis fading into the past, speculation on agricultural commodities markets has returned in force. Food prices are climbing once again as hedge funds rediscover the immense profits that can be made — led by a British chocolate baron.”
by Tom Philpott
“Buried within the financial reform bill signed into law by President Obama, there’s a set of provisions that evidently limit excessive speculation in agricultural commodity markets.”