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Grant will give Massachusetts food stamp recipients more buying power at local farmers’ markets

Apr 27 2015
The Republican. April 19 2015. Shira Schoenberg.
BOSTON – Massachusetts has received a $3.4 million grant from the federal government for a four-year program that will help food stamp recipients purchase fresh fruit and vegetables from local farmers.
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Do You Have What It Takes to Raise Chickens?

Apr 13 2015
Rodale News
by Jean Nick
Image Credit: PNS Farms, Inc. Owning chickens may seem like a fun trend, but you need to keep a few things in mind before you jump on board.
Based on the proliferation of websites selling everything from rooftop chicken coops to [continue reading]

10 Ways to Eat Organic on a Budget

Apr 12 2015
Soil Association
by Tom Hunt
Source: Roman Petruniak With a little shopping knowhow we can all buy more organic produce – here are 10 ways to eat organic on a budget.
1. Grow your own
You don’t need a garden and it takes little effort to grow [continue reading]

USDA Survey Asks Question About GMO Contamination and Drift

Mar 23 2015
Source: Environmental Illness Network The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) is completing its USDA Organic Survey.
Although farmers don’t often appreciate surveys, this one has some critical questions about GMO presence in Section 10.  NASS is trying to collect information on problems farmers have had with GMO contamination of [continue reading]

New SNAP system leading to more problems for those seeking assistance

Mar 6 2015

Ellen Vollinger of FRAC (left) and Patricia Baker of MLRI (right) led a meeting of the Massachusetts SNAP Coalition held at The Food Bank on February 13th to address the recent challenges faced with the DTA’s SNAP application system
Since this past October, the state of Massachusetts has seen an exceptionally sharp [continue reading]

Ag Industry At Odds Over Pesticide Studied In Bee Deaths

Feb 28 2015
A class of pesticides commonly used on Midwest farm fields that have been linked to the destruction of bee colonies may not be as effective against corn and soybean pests as once thought, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report .
NET Nebraska
by Kristofor Husted, [continue reading]

100+ Businesses Urge Obama Administration to Suspend Bee-Toxic Pesticides

Feb 5 2015
Beyond Pesticides
Source: John Bennett More than 100 businesses, including Clif Bar, Nature’s Path, Organic Valley and Stonyfield, sent a letter to the White House yesterday urging it to immediately suspend pesticides linked to global bee declines in order to protect the nation’s food supply, environment and [continue reading]

A Young Generation Sees Greener Pastures In Agriculture

Jan 27 2015
NPR
by Jennifer Mitchell
Source: In My Backyard Misty Hollow,
Sally Hammerman
America’s heartland is graying. The average age of a farmer in the U.S. is 58.3 — and that number has been steadily ticking upward for more than 30 years.
Overall, fewer young people are choosing [continue reading]

Judge Considers Halting Vermont GMO Labeling Law

Jan 8 2015
USA Today
by Dan D’Ambrosio
Source: Bloomsberries BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal judge is weighing whether to put the brakes on Vermont’s first-in-the-nation genetically modified organism labeling law before it even goes into effect.
Judge Christina Reiss had probing questions for both sides [continue reading]

Massachusetts wine and hard cider makers, threatened by ABCC advisory, live to see another day

Jan 8 2015
Some thirty-four Massachusetts wine and hard cider producers will remain in business in 2015, thanks to an eleventh-hour legislative fix to an Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission advisory which would have crippled the small, farm-based operations.
The ABCC advisory, due to go into effect Jan. 1, would have prohibited so-called “farmer-wineries” from selling directly to stores [continue reading]

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