5 hours ago by Gilbert Lewis

uncannyterrain.com On May 23, filmmakers Junko Kajino and Ed M. Koziarski fly to Japan to begin production of the documentary Uncanny Terrain, about organic farmers’ response to Japan’s nuclear crisis. We’ve been consulting with experts in the US and Japan about safety precautions and the questions ...

6 hours ago by Chuck Zimmerman

GROWMARK Manager of Agronomy Services Dr. Howard Brown may have started the FS Green Plan Solutions Pursuit of Maximum Yields (POMY) program, but he doesn’t like to call it “his baby” – he gives all the credit to MOM. “It’s all about MOM,” Brown said at the POMY event Thursday in Bettendorf, Iowa. “ ...

10 hours ago by Francisco Fuentes

Scientists in Britain and Japan unveiled a fast-track way towards breeding crops with higher yields or resistance toclimate change. Early beneficiaries should be Japanese farmers who need salt-loving rice plants after their fields were submerged in last year´s tsunami. The technique, which does not ...

12 hours ago by Shanghai

State taking farmer to court over raw milk sales Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

1 day ago by admin

www.iptv.org Couser Cattle Company, a Midwestern cattle producer, deploys innovative strategies to produce feed, food and fuel. Bill Couser is continually searching for ways to make his operation more sustainable while keeping the cost of production down. Full story at www.iptv.org

1 day ago by occupiedpalestine

Settler Violence Topic | Category | Pictures | New: Interactive Map Jonas Weber | 10 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Planting trees in Aqraba “Hurry up you turtles!” Wael yelled in the distance. He had suddenly turned this walk into some kind of contest. We skipped acros ...

1 day ago by Kathy Kahn

Combine dairy and meat farmers, vegetable growers, beverage makers. Sprinkle in some unique small-niche food businesses. Then pair them with packaging companies and distributors so each can find the ingredient it needs to work smoothly. That is the winning recipe for the region’s economic growth and ...

1 day ago by Ellen

"Pork Chops" Acrylic on Canvas - 8" x 6" Upon realizing that I have not been posting as often as I'd like to be, I'll answer your questions one at a time: 1.) no, I'm not dead. 2.) I'm busy working on stuff. 3.) I hope to be posting more just as soon as I become un-busy. 4.) This painting was delici ...

1 day ago by Farm and Food Care

by Patricia Grotenhuis, lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate On the farm, nothing ever works the way you planned. The quickest way to make a cow calve or something break is to make plans to leave the farm for a few hours. We’ll have weeks of just staying around home with nothing on the agenda a ...

1 day ago by Dina

Updates on what I’m reading. Links with my notes. I also just tweet links and things that interest me @dina Farmers using Facebook to discuss prices and plan strategy – The Economic Times – QUOTE: "Facebook farmers played a crucial role in stopping the auction and solving the problem," says Raghunat ...