…an economic return of over $100 per acre. The National Center for Appropriate Technology worked with leading sustainable and organic agriculture organizations, NRCS staff, consultants and hundreds of farmers to…
USDA Highlights $40 Million in Infrastructure Investments in Rural Communities
…30 rural southern Vermont towns in a financially sustainable manner. Wyoming: Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board received $3,985,000 to construct a natural gas pipeline from Sheridan, extending 17 miles…
Almond Board of California Enthusiastic About State of the Industry
…in the future. The industry is currently investigating multiple methods of dealing with the byproducts to not only provide “more sustainable types of uses for them but also provide more…
CDFA Healthy Soils Program Awards $5.23 Million in Grants
…California Healthy Soils Initiative, a collaboration between state agencies to support the development of healthy soils in California. Other statewide projects include the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program (SALC), which…
Chowchilla Dairy Farmer Named 2017 Conservation Agriculture Farmer Innovator
…irrigation that utilizes dairy lagoon water for his silage crops,” said Priscilla Baker, NRCS soil conservationist in Madera. “This project is in partnership with the organization Sustainable Conservation.” McRee received…
USDA Delays the Puerto Rico Census of Agriculture
…Colón is collaborating with the Caribbean Hub to educate other farmers on sustainable land management practices for climate change adaptation and mitigation through the ADAPTA project. Photo by Duamed Colón….
NIFA Supports Increasing Rural Prosperity through Education, Mentoring, and Technical Assistance Programs for the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers
…fiscal year 2017’s BFRDP. Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama, $600,000 Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Ajo, Arizona, $299,237 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, $599,971 University of California, Davis, California, $599,921…
Register for New Educational Program for Beginning Farmers
A new full-time residential program to educate beginning farmers is now accepting applications for the course that begins in February 2018. The Urban Edge Sustainable Farming Program is being offered…
Turkey Leftovers. What to do?
…their respective recycle bins. For information and tips on composting and recycling for a sustainable holiday, go to begin with the bin dot org forward slash Thanksgiving. I’m Cathy Isom……
Almond Board: Thanksgiving Message
…growers and 100 processors in California, many of whom are third- and fourth-generation farmers. To keep almonds as a sustainable crop for California, the Board increased and accelerated research investment…
Labor, Guestworker Programs Lead Sustainable Ag Expo
Labor challenges will get tougher, not easier. That was the message from the opening session of the Sustainable Ag Expo in San Luis Obispo. Agricultural and resource economics expert Dr….
Advancing from Sustainable to Regenerative Agriculture
A new program focused on regenerative agriculture has been developed through the Institute for Sustainable Development at California State University, Chico. The Regenerative Agriculture Initiative (RAI) is aimed at restoring…
Soilless Production Falls Under Organic Certification
…equally sustainable and energy efficient as traditional organic growing techniques. The NOSB, an advisory committee to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, issued a four-part recommendation. Hydroponic production that uses water-based…
“Growing Together” Latino Farmer Conference an Annual Success
…today by calling Jonathan Groveman at (703) 980-1464. NCAT, a nonprofit, has been promoting sustainable living for over 35 years. In recent years, their agriculture work has focused on small-scale…