Regional Food Hubs are Viable Business Models Says Merrigan
USDA Identifies Infrastructure and Economic Opportunities for Regional Producers; Food Hubs Emerging as Viable Business Model Supporting Regional Food Systems Release No. [...]
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Agriculture Stories You Just Have to Hear
Ranchers struggle against giant meatpackers and economic troubles (by Stephanie Ogburn – Grist) EXCERPT: The rise of the meatpackers began in the 1880s — an era, [...]
Job: Faculty in Food Entrepreneurism, Vermont
Sterling College, a small experiential and ecologically focused liberal arts college in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, invites applications for one part-time position to teach [...]
Net Farm Income Forecast Up Nearly 20 Percent in 2011
The USDA Economic Research Service reports that Net farm income is forecast to be $94.7 billion in 2011, up $15.7 billion (19.8 percent) from the 2010 forecast. The 2011 [...]
Using the Ag Confidence Index as a Decision Tool
Inside Farmers’ Minds (By Linda H. Smith – DTN Progressive Farmer) EXCERPT: Certainly, U.S. agriculture is a very diverse sector in terms of geography, products [...]
Dairy Grazing Video Presents A Great Farm Story
This video post, entitled “Trantham’s Sustainable 12 Aprils Dairy Grazing System” is from our friends at Cooking Up a Story. After years of being a conventional [...]
Webinar on Employment and Labor for Farm & Food Businesses
March 10, 2011, 12-1 pm: Employment and Labor Considerations for Farm and Food Businesses. Law for Food founders Kenneth Miller and Adam Prizio provide legal support [...]
Farm Succession Planning, Learning from Experience
A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK By Kevin Spafford; Legacy by Design The Legacy [Farm Succession] Project has brought me face-to-face with some of the greatest ag leaders and [...]
Job: Farm Manager – Scenic Valley Farm, Wisconsin
Scenic Valley Farms seeks a Farm Manager to oversee operations at our initial Sustainable High Tunnel Agriculture merged with Renewable Energy farm (SHARE farm). The SHARE [...]
Job: Head Farmer at Community Farm in Lincoln, MA
Title: Head Farmer Type: Full Time Location: Lincoln, MA Compensation: Salary, housing, and health insurance Place: Codman Community Farms This community-based farm is [...]
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