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Sustainable Agriculture News January 2015

January 12, 2015 // 1 Comment

Here’s the Latest News from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (click each title for the full article): ACT NOW: Comments Needed for Conservation [...]

2015 is The Year of Soils

December 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

2015: The Year of Soils – by Marshall Matz Agri-Pulse The United Nations-Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has declared 2015 the International Year of Soils. [...]

New Licence Plate to Support Beginning Farmers in MA

December 2, 2014 // 0 Comments

New Entry Sustainable Farming Project is launching a new special license plate to benefit Massachusetts food and farmers, and you can sign up now to reserve one of your [...]

Articles Related to Crop Insurance, Government Subsidies

November 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

Crop Insurance News from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition LSP Releases White Paper on Government Subsidies to Large Corporate Crop Insurance Companies: On [...]

Thanksgiving Will Cost More This Year

November 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

Thanksgiving costlier, still under $50 The big ticket item – a 16-pound turkey – came in at $21.65 this year The AFBF survey shopping list includes turkey, bread [...]

A Farmer Finds Land – Article

November 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

A farmer’s dream come true: land to farm – By Hema Easley, Times Herald-Record CHESTER – Travis Jones always knew he’d be a farmer. During college, Jones [...]

New Mother Earth News Podcast Series

November 19, 2014 // 0 Comments

NEW PODCAST, “THE TYPESET,” TO PRODUCE 10 HOURS OF CONTENT WITH MOTHER EARTH NEWS Audio documentary series looks at range of self-sufficiency and sustainability topics [...]

USDA Military Veterans Agricultural Liaison Announced

November 15, 2014 // 0 Comments

USDA Announces Karis Gutter as USDA’s First Military Veterans Agriculture Liaison – New Position Will Coordinate Ongoing USDA Support for Active Duty Military [...]

War Vets Find Peace in Farming

November 8, 2014 // 0 Comments

War vets find peace in farming Soldiers returning from the United States’ violent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan often face a litany of similar problems, from a fear of [...]

The New Farmers – An Orion Magazine Article

November 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

The New Farmers: Meet the youthful future of American agriculture – By Lauren Markham Published in the November/December 2014 issue of Orion magazine SPRING IS THE TIME [...]