July 18th, 2010 
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Local growth: Sustainable agriculture gains traction in the region
SPRINGVILLEPete Comly’s orders for pasture-raised chickens at Clodhopper Farm jumped 26 percent this year, and grass-fed beef sales will increase 25 percent.”There’s certainly been an uptick in interest,” Mr. Comly, 43, said as he stood in a meadow nex
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Tags: Agriculture, Gains, Growth, Local, Region, sustainable, traction 
Comments Off July 15th, 2010 admin
Protect my family farm and others like it by voting YES on Issue 2 in Ohio! We love farmers, what we do. If we were the weekend honest work, holidays and 365 days a year, hardly a benefit if you do not care what is best for the animals we raise? In my opinion, should be the only such animals and agriculture have linked the decisions that businesses do not work some lobbyists, whose main objective is to make us decide to turn into a completely vegan company. This is not my family’s farm, but as a guy fifth family farmer Generation I’m proud of what this family.
July 7th, 2010 admin
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Discusses Importance Of Child Nutrition Reauthorization And WIC Programs
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has testified on the pending legislation to reform and reauthorize USDA’s Child Nutrition Programs and Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. Below are excerpts from Secretary Vilsack’s prepared testimony: “The Administration is strongly committed to passing …
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Posted in Breakfast Diet Tags: Agriculture, Child, discusses, Importance, nutrition, Programs, Reauthorization, Secretary, Vilsack Comments Off July 2nd, 2010 admin Iowa National Guard Agriculture Team Heading to Afghanistan
JOHNSTON – An Iowa National Guard team with farm-related expertise is headed to Afghanistan in a unique role: helping to stabilize and improve opportunities for that country’s agribusiness sector.
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Posted in Articles Tags: Afghanistan, Agriculture, GUARD, Heading, Iowa, National, Team Comments Off June 10th, 2010 admin
sustainable food, I do not mean to bananas and I think can not even grow bananas in California.
May 28th, 2010 admin Students get a lesson in sustainable agriculture
By James Shea Times-News Staff Writer A group of students from Furman University in Greenville, S.C., put down their books Thursday and experienced sustainable agriculture first hand. They toured Three Arrows Cattle Company in Flat Rock and learned about the challenges and benefits of a small ranch on the environment.
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May 13th, 2010 admin Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Highlights Washington, D.C. Efforts to Improve School Meals and Health of our Nation’s …
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2010 -Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today joined several Washington, D.C. Council members and community leaders that were instrumental in passing the new “Healthy Schools” legislation locally and urged Congress to pass a strong reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act to improve school meals across the country.
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Posted in Recipes Tags: Agriculture, D.C., efforts, health, Highlights, Improve, meals, Nation's, SCHOOL, Secretary, Vilsack, Washington Comments Off May 13th, 2010 admin Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture hosts dinner party
The 2010 summer farming season is underway and to celebrate, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture is throwing a dinner party.
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Posted in Articles Tags: Agriculture, Association, Dinner, hosts, Party, Pennsylvania, sustainable Comments Off April 25th, 2010 admin
sustainable food, I do not mean to bananas and I think can not even grow bananas in California.
April 24th, 2010 admin Pacific Food Summit focus on sustainable local agriculture (2)
Looking to the future, the integration of agricultural, food processing, value addition and non-agricultural business activities is essential in order to enhance food security. Conserving fish stocks and investing in sustainable management of oceans is critical. “Just as our land is exposed to increasing vulnerabilities, so to are our human communities,” said Isiye Ndombi, Pacific Representative …
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