Administration and an Unlikely Coalition Oppose Farm Bill (AG Weekly)
WASHINGTON - The Senate began debate Monday on a farm bill that would put more fresh fruit in school lunches and boost spending for conservation, and would continue billions of dollars in subsidies while crop prices and farm incomes hit record levels....more...SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry (SeedQuest)
Innovation is a key component to running a successful farming operation. The introduction of new, alternative crops is an important part of sustainable agriculture in New Mexico....more... Senate Kills Farm Bill (AG Weekly)
WASHINGTON - A drive to revamp the nation?s costly farm subsidies died Friday in the Senate, leaving in place a system widely criticized for being out of step with the modern agriculture economy for favoring crops with minimal nutritional value and for funneling large federal payouts to wealthy investors....more... Farm grants are now available (Tri-State Neighbor)
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota farmers and researchers are encouraged to apply for grant money for sustainable agriculture research or demonstration projects. The grants are available through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Sustainable Agriculture Grant Demonstration Program....more... Tips on a Happy Green Thanksgiving (BellaOnline)
If you waited to the last minute like me to prepare, here are some tips!...more... Purdue reaches out to 'foodies' (The Star Press)
Farm Sustainability Tour promotes fresh food versus industrial food with a long shelf life. By SETH SLABAUGH seths@muncie.gannett.com Post Comment...more... Pupils sustain garden (The News & Observer)
At Wiley Elementary International Magnet School in Raleigh, the kindergarten students serve snacks from their own vegetable garden when parents visit....more... The Farm Bill Stalls ? for Now (Time Magazine)
Farmer finishes cutting a field of wheat. Let's hear it for rank partisanship and mindless obstructionism. Senate Republicans did the right thing for the wrong reasons on Friday, blocking a popular but execrable $286 billion farm bill over an esoteric procedural dispute....more... Reaching Out (Hartford Courant)
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