New Publication for Organic Farmers in the Upper Midwest
Risk Management Guide for Organic Producers is a free online manual and website that will help farmers understand the risks in organic production and make choices that [...]
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Farm to Table Conference for Mid-South Producers in Memphis, TN
On Monday, February 7, 2011, the Urban Farms will host the Farm to Table Conference for Mid-South Producers in Memphis, TN at 2505 Poplar. This conference will feature [...]
2011 Oregon Conservation Innovation Grants for Ag & Food Systems
Conservation Innovation Grants (CGI) is a voluntary program intended to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in [...]
US Farm Debt Surges Most Since 1970s As Land Prices Rise
By Mark Peters – Dow Jones Newswires EXCERPT: Debt carried by U.S. farmers increased significantly in recent years as prices for farmland surged, leaving young farmers [...]
What Is The Secret To Farm Profitability?
By Stu Ellis; The Farm Gate, University of Illinois EXCERPT: Most farmers will say that marketing is the hardest task on the farm, because it is hard to pick a price and [...]
Passing Your Farm to the Next Generation Program, Iowa
A two day program, sponsored by Iowa State University’s Beginning Farmer Center and Iowa State University Extension, is being offered for families involved in a [...]
Enforcement of the Packers & Stockyards Act
From the Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA): The proposal by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to establish rules to finally enforce the 1921 Packers and Stockyards Act is a [...]
Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Farmers
The Wisconsin School for Beginning Market Growers, a three-day workshop for people interested in starting a fresh market vegetable farm, will be offered January 14-16, 2011 [...]
Job: Farm Manager – Stranger’s Hill Organics, Indiana
Position Description: Stranger’s Hill Organics seeks a dedicated, energetic and skilled Farm Manager for our historic 81-acre organic farm just 6.5 miles west of [...]
Potash Industry Consolidation and Rising Prices
Global Potash Industry Consolidation (by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research) EXCERPT: In mid-2008… potash prices spiked to nearly $1,000 a ton. Yet just two years [...]
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