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A Need for More and Better Targeted Plant Breeding Research Grants
Photo credit: USDA A sustainable, localized, and resilient food system depends on the availability of seeds that are compatible with a variety of unique growing systems and climates. Organic farmers,...
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$720 Million for Conservation Projects Generated Through Regional...
Photo credit: USDA Effective natural resource conservation often depends on the power of partnerships. Through the collaboration of governmental, non-profit, and private partners we have seen...
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Tomorrow’s Table: The Rise of Local and Regional Food Economies
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack. Photo credit: USDA Commodification is on the rise in many sectors of the American economy, but lately many consumers have been bucking that trend when it comes to their...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ferd Hoefner, Paul Wolfe, 202-547-5754 New Conservation Option for Organic Farms Unveiled U.S. Department of Agriculture to assist in establishing up to 20,000 acres of...
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USDA Makes Payments Available for Organic Field Border Buffers
Conservation buffer, Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI). Photo credit: USDA. Many organic farmers install conservation buffers strips around the edges of their crop fields. These ‘field border’...
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The Fate of Food and Agriculture Programs in 2017 Will Be Decided in...
House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee members at a 2015 hearing. Photo credit: House Appropriations Committee Each year, Congress uses the annual appropriations process to decide funding levels...
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New Funding Available for Local and Regional Food Systems
Veggies at Corvallis Farmers Market, Oregon. Photo credit: Friends of Family Farmers Local and regional food systems are expanding nationwide. These systems create new economic opportunities for small...
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Final Rule Released for Conservation Stewardship Program
Farm in the Saginaw Bay Watershed. Photo credit: USDA USDA today released the final rule for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), which makes changes to CSP as required by the 2014 Farm Bill....
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Congressional Appropriators Support a Level Playing Field for Contract Farmers
Photo credit: USDA Yesterday, eight Congressional Appropriators signed on to a letter to United States Agriculture Department (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, thanking him for moving forward with rules to...
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SARE Roundup: News on Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
This is the latest in a series of periodic blog posts on the latest happenings in each of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) regions as they roll out project solicitations and...
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