Sustainable Agriculture : USDA

Organic Certification Cost Sharing Program Renewed

VincentD — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:56:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Know your farmer, know your food!

VincentD — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:52:00 GMT

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...(read more)

New USDA Organic Initiative

VincentD — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:35:00 GMT

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...(read more)

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

VincentD — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:18:00 GMT

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...(read more)

President Obama's Rural Agenda

VincentD — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:55:00 GMT

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...(read more)

Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S.

VincentD — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:16:00 GMT

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...(read more)

New USDA Fruit and Tree Nut Outlook

VincentD — Fri, 30 May 2008 00:15:00 GMT

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....(read more)