Conventional Idaho Farm Survives, Seeing Changing Market
From the Idaho Stateman by Audrey Dutton Three generations of farmers will spend this summer working the 400 acres of soil known as Sunny View Farms, on the outer edge of Caldwell. The Freeman family grows everything from sugar beets and onions to wheat and seeds that other farmers rely on to grow their own […]
Farm Leasing Workshop in New York June 26th
American Farmland Trust is planning a Farm Leasing Workshop in Saratoga County. They’ll have a panel discussing a variety of important considerations of leasing agricultural land including legal considerations, elements of a good lease and negotiating techniques. Learn more at http://newyork.farmland.org/ and pre-register by June 20th.
Featured Resource: Farm to Table Topic Room
A New Resource from SARE: Farm to Table: Building Local and Regional Food Systems. This topic room was created to provide information for farmers, ranchers, ag professionals, community organizers and others who are striving to reconfigure the nation’s food system so more value stays in food-producing communities. Dig deeper to find educational resources on the […]