US Running Low on Farmable Land NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – A federal conservationist has warned that the United States is running out of farmable agriculture land to grow enough food for its growing population. Leonard Jordan, associate chief for Conservation at the USDA’s Natural...
Read MoreAgriculture Secretary Vilsack Proclaims August 7-13 "National Farmers Market Week" WASHINGTON, July 11, 2016 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today signed a proclamation declaring Aug. 7-13, 2016, as "National Farmers Market Week." This year marks the 17th annual National Farmers Market Week to honor and celebrate...
Read MoreCongress Passes GMO Labeling Rules That Supersede Tough State Measures From the Wall Street Journal: In a victory for food companies, Congress has passed a federal requirement for labeling products made with genetically modified organisms that will supersede tougher measures passed by one state and considered...
Read MoreThe workers who pick your summer berries are asking you not to buy them From Global Post: Go into any grocery store in the US this time of year and you’re sure to find an abundance of neatly packed cartons of blackberries, blueberries and strawberries. For...
Read MoreKey Senators Reach Deal on GMO Labeling From NSAC Blog: Despite what feels like endless “controversy”, national polls have overwhelmingly shown that the vast majority of American consumers want the use of genetically engineered or genetically modified organisms (GMOs) noted on their food labels. Last...
Read More2015 National Food Hub Survey Results Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems has released the Findings of the 2015 National Food Hub Survey, produced in collaboration with the Wallace Center at Winrock International. This is the only study of its caliber to track nationwide...
Read MoreFood Systems Experts Urge Global Shift Towards Agroecology Input-intensive crop monocultures and industrial-scale feedlots must be consigned to the past in order to put global food systems onto sustainable footing, according to the world’s foremost experts on food security, agro-ecosystems and nutrition. The solution is to...
Read MoreConsumer Sentiment and Supply Scalability Will Determine Future of Organic Price Premiums Consumer demand for organic products has been growing steadily – U.S. organic food sales approached an estimated $37 billion in 2015, up 12 percent from the previous year. Although organic products often come with...
Read MoreAfter a Century In Decline, Black Farmers Are Back And On the Rise From Yes Magazine: A few years ago, while clearing dried broccoli stalks from the tired soil of our land at Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York, I received a cold call from...
Read MoreNew Tools Bring Lenders to the Table for Local, Regional Food Enterprises FROM USDA: Open any food magazine these days and you’re bound to find a profile of the latest locavore start-up turning cream and cantaloupe into craft popsicles or maple sap into a whole new...
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