WEBINAR: Farms to Food Banks - July 28, 2020 Join NCAT this Tuesday, July 28th, 3-4 pm EDT, for Payments for Ecosystems Services. ABOUT COURSE: Since the 1960s, there has been discussion among academics about paying farmers for their contribution to a healthier environment. Today, programs make this...
Read MoreWEBINAR: Farms to Food Banks - July 28, 2020 Join the Ecological Farming Association on Tuesday, July 28th, 3-4:30 pm EDT, for Farms to Food Banks. During the pandemic, USDA and state agencies have supported the purchase of food from farmers as a way to reduce food...
Read MoreSlow Your Roll: Adopting Sustainable Practices - August 7, 2020 Please join us for Slow Your Roll: Adopting Sustainable Practices on August 7th: Farm Finance 102: Learn & Practice Webinar at 12:00pm CDT with Iris Cui, UT MANAGE Specialist. There are no fees for the online...
Read MoreSURVEY: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Dear Grower, Small Farmer, Backyard or Community Gardener, I am Dr. Kaushalya Amarasekare, an Assistant Professor of Entomology in the College of Agriculture at Tennessee State University (TSU) and Extension Specialist at UT–TSU Cooperative Extension Program. As a part of...
Read MoreBeginning Farmer Training Program Now Available The first two modules in OFRF’s free online training program are now available! Please help us get the word out on this new resource that is a joint effort between OFRF, the University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education...
Read MoreNational Young Farmers Coalition Introduces Racial Equity Toolkit The National Young Farmers Coalition has created a Racial Equity Toolkit designed to orient and incite members toward preliminary consciousness-raising and direct action. According to the National Young Farmers Coalition, it is an initial resource for people who...
Read MoreTaking Your Farm to the Next Level The National Center for Appropriate Technology’s ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program has a new six-part online tutorial called Taking Your Farm to the Next Level. This tutorial is ideal for beginning farmers or ranchers who have been farming a few...
Read MoreUSDA Grants Available for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production $3 million in competitive grants is available to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production projects. USDA will accept applications on Grants.gov until midnight July 6, 2020. Planning Projects should initiate or expand efforts of farmers,...
Read MoreWEBINAR: Direct Payments through the COVID-19 Assistance Program The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) will host a webinar on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 1 p.m. ET, for farmers, ranchers and other producers interested in applying for...
Read MoreMini-Twilight Meetings for Vegetable Farmers - Wednesdays Join us each Wednesday at 3pm for a mini-Twilight Meeting! Each week we will have a topic lined up for demonstration and discussion, with a presentation of new information on crop, pest, and farm management topics followed by...
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