VIDEOS: Southern Cover Crop Conference
Southern SARE, in conjunction with the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, held a Southern Cover Crop Conference in the…
2016 National Farm Safety & Health Week – Sept 18th-24th
National Farm Safety and Health (NFSH) Week celebrates the contributions of farmers, ranchers, and agricultural workers as they feed…
PLANT SALE: Montgomery County Master Gardeners – Sept 24th
Montgomery County Master Gardener Fall Plant Sale will take place on Saturday, September 24th Sale starts at 8…
WEBINAR: Preparing Farmers to Meet with Lenders – Oct 20th
Many farmers need a loan for purchasing and/or operating their farms. If farmers don’t know what information they need…
WEBINAR: Depreciation and Profitability – Sept 29th
Management depreciation is often looked at from the view of the tax calculation but should be viewed as the…
UNH Research: Cold Weather Makes for Tastier Spinach
Old Man Winter’s coldest months are a boon to New Hampshire growers interested in adding spinach to their winter…
Nashville refugee farmers grow food for Bonnaroo
The dinner is in its third year, but it’s the first year that it features produce — radish, arugula…
Celebrate Farmer’s Market Week with Southern SAWG
Farmers markets are growing—Today there are about 8,500 farmers markets in the U.S. That’s 180% growth since 2006!
WEBINAR: Biting the Hands that Feed Us – SEPT 28th
Join SSF and Island Press on September 28th 2016 in a free webinar featuring Baylen Linnekin, author of…
3rd Annual Harvest Conference – Asheville, NC – SEPT 10th
Fermentation, High Tunnels for Homesteaders, No Till Gardening, Microgreens in Cool Weather, Planting Before First Frost and much more…
MillarRich and the Old School: Integration & Community Inclusion
At the Old School, people of all abilities work side-by-side, for competitive wages to grow together. Josh, J-Rod, Tootie,…
SURVEY: Attitudes of Fruit and Vegetable Farmers towards Organic Farming in Tennessee
In order to promote Organic farming in Tennessee we are conducting a survey regarding the Attitudes of Fruit and…
NEWS
Orchard Netting: A Catch All for Climate Change Adaptation
In the face of a changing climate with more extreme and unpredictable weather, they are resources that are becoming…
Certified Organic Survey Results Show Sales Up 13% Nationally
12,818 certified organic farms in the United States sold a total of $6.2 billion in organic products in 2015,…
Certified Organic Survey Results Show Sales Up 13% Nationally
12,818 certified organic farms in the United States sold a total of $6.2 billion in organic products in 2015,…
Number Of Hungry U.S. Kids Drops To Lowest Level Since Before Great Recession
It’s rare to get good news when it comes to hunger. But the government says there was a big…
Land Tenure and Turnover: How are Beginning Farmers Affected?
Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) published a report, U.S. Farmland Ownership, Tenure, and…
USDA Invests Millions Into Training for the Next Generation of Farmers
As the average age of our nation’s farmers and ranchers continues to rise, training the next generation has become…
New Fact Sheet on Integrated Pest Management and Organic Production
Organic agriculture and integrated pest management (IPM) systems and proponents share many of the same goals to address environmental…
GMO Labeling Bill will be Implemented by USDA Within 2 years
On July 29, President Obama signed a GMO labeling bill S.764 into law that will overturn the Vermont GMO…
US Running Low on Farmable Land
A federal conservationist has warned that the United States is running out of farmable agriculture land to grow enough…
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 7-13 “National Farmers Market Week”
This year marks the 17th annual National Farmers Market Week to honor and celebrate the important role that farmers…
Congress Passes GMO Labeling Rules That Supersede Tough State Measures
In a victory for food companies, Congress has passed a federal requirement for labeling products made with genetically modified…
The workers who pick your summer berries are asking you not to buy them
Beneath the sweetness of these berries, though, lies a bitter labor dispute that has been roiling for years at…
BUYING/SELLING/SHARING/HIRING
National Young Farmers Coalition is hiring in CO. D.C. & NY
Posted 9.23.16 – The National Young Farmers Coalition is hiring for: Operations Manager, Chapter Coordinator, National Policy Director and…
FOR SALE: Two Dairy Goats
Posted 8.27.16 We are looking to rehome our dairy goats. We have two female Alpine/Saanen crosses. One is in…
SEEKING: Farm Family for Land Outside Knoxville
Posted 8.18.16 – Opportunity for an experienced farm family to develop a farm focused on cash crops (hops, fruits…
FOR SALE: Strawberries – Chandler plugs
We have been growing strawberry plugs for many years and are now offering them to other growers. We…