Villa Villekulla Farm is a one woman and 15 goat farmstead microdairy in Tunbridge, Vermont crafting handmade goat milk skyr. Goat Farming Internship We are currently accepting applicants for the 2021 kidding and farming internship. Things will get rolling April first and will run the entirety of the grazing season (November-ish). In the past, this […]
Biden says no to higher gas taxes to pay for infrastructure If a bipartisan infrastructure deal holds, Midwesterners can expect upgrades to roads, bridges and broadband networks, President Biden said on Tuesday in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. “There is no gas tax (increase),” he said. “Working families have already paid enough.” Sonny Perdue’s undisclosed deal with ADM […]
Supreme Court rejects challenge of California animal welfare referendum The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear a meat industry challenge to California’s voter-approved Proposition 12, which requires farmers to give sows, veal calves, and egg-laying chickens more room to move about and bans shipments of pork, veal, and eggs produced outside of California […]
Find Farmland in Michigan – Michigan Farm Link Helps Aspiring Farmers Fulfill Their Dreams MiFarmLink – Find Farmland in Michigan Land access. Mentors. Resources. Capital. These are some of the primary needs that are common among beginning farmers. In Ottawa County in West Michigan, only 8% of farmers are under 35 years old and 30% […]
Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour Series – 2021 Some farmers and growers in Ohio are ready to share their knowledge and showcase the work they do to get food from the field to the table. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association has offered its Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series for more than four decades, but reluctantly […]
Trump administration tried to influence state response to meatpacking plant outbreaks, documents reveal Former Agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue and staff at USDA and the Vice President’s office sought to influence how states responded to early outbreaks of Covid-19 in meatpacking plants last spring, a trove of documents reveals. Rebuffed in court, ethanol makers look to […]
Raw Milk Dairy Farm Job at light Root Community Farm in Boulder, Colorado – 2021 Light Root Community Farm is a 65 acre highly diversified farm and dairy located in Boulder, Colorado. Our 15 cow 100% grass-based dairy operates a reputable raw milk herd share program servicing a 200 member dairy CSA. The farm integrates […]
Supreme Court rules against union access to farm property On a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a California labor law on Wednesday that allowed union organizers onto an agricultural employer’s property to enlist farmworkers to join the union. The 1975 law was a legacy of Cesar Chavez, a founder of the United Farm […]
Senate passes first-ever climate mitigation bill for agriculture Senate Agriculture chairwoman Debbie Stabenow was certain on Thursday that the House would follow the Senate in passing the first-ever climate mitigation bill for agriculture. Under the bill, the USDA would help farmers enter the carbon market, touted as the private enterprise way to earn money while […]
UVM Farmer Training Program Information Session from the University of Vermont – August, 2021 Farmers are finally being truly seen for the heroes they are. When life as we knew it came to a screeching halt, farmers kept going because of a sense of duty, purpose, selflessness, and because that’s who they are! For the first time in […]
Give retailers a cash incentive to sell E15, ethanol group asks Congress Biofuels could play an important role in helping the nation reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impact of global warming, said an ethanol trade group on Tuesday, with an eye on upcoming infrastructure legislation. Growth Energy suggested the government pay retailers to […]
With eye to revival, USDA to revisit animal welfare rule for organic farms Eleven months after President Trump took office, the USDA said it lacked the authority to implement livestock welfare rules for organic farmers, despite having spent years working on them. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Thursday that the USDA will reconsider that […]
Reinstate organic livestock rule, OTA asks judge Warning that organic egg farmers face unfair competition daily, the Organic Trade Association asked a federal judge to order the USDA to reinstate a 2017 regulation setting welfare standards for organic livestock. The 2017 regulation said enclosed porches, used by some egg producers, do not satisfy the organic […]
Applications for the Heritage Livestock Microgrants Program are now open! Submit your 2021 application today. In 2020, The Livestock Conservancy awarded more than $ 22,000 to farmers, ranchers, and shepherds raising endangered breeds of livestock and poultry across the country. Now in its fourth year, the Microgrants Program continues to put funding into the hands […]
Former Rep. Torres Small is selected to lead rural development at USDA President Biden chose former Rep Xochitl Torres Small of New Mexico to serve as agriculture undersecretary for rural development, overseeing a portfolio of $ 43 billion in housing, utilities and business and industry programs. Congress overrode a Trump-era reorganization of USDA to re-create […]
“USDA is honoring its commitment to get financial assistance to producers and critical agricultural businesses, especially those left out or underserved by previous COVID aid,” said Secretary Vilsack. “These investments through USDA Pandemic Assistance will help our food, agriculture and forestry sectors get back on track and plan for the future. Since January, USDA has […]