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Friday, October 02, 2009 8:56 AM

Organic Certification Cost Sharing Program Renewed

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has announced through a September 30, 2009 press release that the Cost Sharing Program for Organic Certification has been renewed. Federal funds have been renewed to assist Hawaii organic farmers, organic livestock...
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Friday, September 25, 2009 7:52 AM

Know your farmer, know your food!

USDA has released a new web site in support of local farmers! American farmers feed our nation and the world, but they are all local to somewhere. Get to know your local farmer, and get to know your food. USDA wants to foster the viability and growth...
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Friday, May 08, 2009 10:35 AM

New USDA Organic Initiative

USDA announces new initiative in support of organic agriculture via the USDA NRCS EQIP program . The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition has additional information about this program. Contact your the Pacific Islands NRCS Office for more information...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:18 PM

New USDA Funding Opportunities - Beginning Farmer Grants and Farmers Market Promotion Program

USDA CSREES has released the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program competitive grants program. Proposals are due May 13, 2009 . Download the request for applications . There is a 25% cost share required for this program. From the RFA: CSREES...
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009 7:55 PM

President Obama's Rural Agenda

Tom Vilsack was unanimously approved to serve as the new Secretary of Agriculture. He along with other cabinet members will be tasked to implement the President's agenda. If you go to Whitehouse.gov , you can read the various agendas for different...
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Monday, July 07, 2008 1:16 PM

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.

The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) has come out with information on the adoption of genetically engineered crops by U.S. Farmers. The graph below from USDA ERS shows the growth and adoption of herbicide tolerant (Ht) and insecticide resistant using...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:15 PM

New USDA Fruit and Tree Nut Outlook

The US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service just released on May 29, 2008, its Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook for 2008 . Lots of interesting “fruits” of information about the national outlook for fruit and nut prices, imports and exports....
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