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Calls for Overhall of Food Safety System
Health group urges overhaul of US food safety system and calls the US food safety system antiquated and disjointed
Sustainable Agriculture Practice Standards
Review the draft American National Standard for Sustainable Agriculture Practice (SCS-001). This is intended for subsequent approval as an American National Standard.
ISIS releases report "Food Futures Now"
Press release for manual of methods of organic and locally based food production
Chefs savor fresh, locally grown ingredients in their cuisine
The Frontera Farmer Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes small, sustainable farms serving the Chicago area by providing them with capital development grants of about $10,000. So far the foundation has given out almost $400,000 in grants. The hope is to foster an interchange between sustainable farmers and consumers, including farmers-market patrons and chefs.
WSU Offers First On-line Certificate on Organic Ag
The first institution in the country to offer an academic major in organic agriculture, is now offering the nation’s first online certificate in organic agriculture.
Saving the SWCDs
The impacts of the budget freeze has far-reaching impacts for Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
Sticker Shock in the Organic Aisles
Shoppers have long been willing to pay a premium for organic food. But how much is too much?
Take Our Website Survey!
A brief survey on how local food websites are being used in Illinois. The purpose of this survey is to identify the most popular local foods websites in Illinois, and to understand how the Extension ASAP website can better serve community food systems activities.
New farmer's market director promises same old tasty treats
Since it first opened in 1979, the Market at the Square has grown from just a few produce vendors into one of the largest and most diverse farmers' markets in the state. Last year, more than 150 people registered as vendors; not all show up at the same time.
Programs Will Provide New Faculty, Research & Outreach for the Growing Needs of Sustainable & Organic Agriculture
New programs at the University of Minnesota
Grains Gone Wild
These days you hear a lot about the world financial crisis. But there’s another world crisis under way — and it’s hurting a lot more people. I’m talking about the food crisis.
As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation
A field that has been in the Conservation Reserve Program in Sterling, N.D., for the last decade is plowed and ready to be put into production again.
Organic crops can compete with standard agriculture
Can crops grown using organic methods compete with those grown using more typical 20th-century techniques? According to new research published* in the latest issue of the Agronomy Journal, the answer is mostly yes, but it can depend. For alfalfa and wheat the answer was an unqualified yes; corn and soybeans get a yes most of the time.
Task force urges local food production
Farmers in Illinois have no problem feeding their pigs and cows with food they produce, but most humans in the state get their food from elsewhere. A small group of legislators, educators and farmers are fighting to amend this problem.
USDA insurance premiums promote use of transgenic corn
USDA Risk Management Agency has agreed to reduce crop insurance premiums for dryland growers who plant at least 75 percent of their acreage to transgenic corn varieties.
Research on Knowledge Comercialization Wins Penn State Award
"University Administrators, Agricultural Biotechnology, and Academic Capitalism: Defining the Public Good to Promote University-Industry Relationships." WINS
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