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August
VIDEO: Announcing Agrarian Commons
August 20, 2020
The Agrarian Commons model is designed to bring about lasting and transformative change within an exploitative system of land ownership....
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Education/Networking Opportunities
20
August
Extension Video Series Offers Energy Answers for Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
August 20, 2020
Topics for the short videos include energy audits, biodiesel, livestock ventilation, sizing produce coolers, solar on a farm, and many more....
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July
WEBINAR: Payments for Ecosystems Services – July 28, 2020
July 23, 2020
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...
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July
WEBINAR: Farms to Food Banks – July 28, 2020
July 23, 2020
WEBINAR: 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...
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23
July
Slow Your Roll: Adopting Sustainable Practices – August 7, 2020
July 23, 2020
Slow 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...
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11
June
SURVEY: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
June 11, 2020
SURVEY: 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...
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11
June
Beginning Farmer Training Program Now Available
June 11, 2020
Beginning 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...
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11
June
National Young Farmers Coalition Introduces Racial Equity Toolkit
June 11, 2020
In resources
National 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...
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28
May
Taking Your Farm to the Next Level
May 28, 2020
Taking 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...
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14
May
USDA Grants Available for Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production
May 14, 2020
USDA 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,...
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