http://sustainableagriculture.net Supporting economic and environmental sustainability of agriculture, natural resources, and rural communities Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:11:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a February 5 letter to the House and Senate Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittees, farm, conservation and environmental groups urged Congress to reject President Obama’s proposed $1 billion-plus cut to mandatory farm conservation program funding.  The letter, coordinated by NSAC, was signed by 37 organizations including Audubon, Clean Water Network, Environmental ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/farm-and-conservation-groups-oppose-obama%e2%80%99s-proposed-farm-bill-cuts/ This post is the seventh in a series of commentaries by NSAC staff on the President’s 2011 budget, released on February 1st. To read the overview by Executive Director Aimee Witteman click here. Look out in the following days for the final budget analysis on conservation programs. The President’s budget request ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/2011-budget-drilldown-organic-programs/ This post is the sixth in a series of commentaries by NSAC staff on the President’s 2011 budget, released on February 1st. To read the overview by Executive Director Aimee Witteman click here. Look out in the following days for the final budget analyses on conservation and organic programs. USDA's 2011 ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/regional-innovation-initiative/ This post is the fifth in a series of commentaries by NSAC staff on the President’s 2011 budget, released on February 1st. To read the overview by Executive Director Aimee Witteman click here. Look out in the following days for more budget analysis on organic programs, conservation, rural programs and ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/healthy-food-financing-initiative/ USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has released the first-ever in-depth survey of U.S. organic agriculture.  A follow-on to the 2007 Census of Agriculture and funded through the Organic Production and Market Data Initiatives in the 2008 Farm Bill, the survey collected 2008 data from USDA-certified organic farmers, farmers transitioning ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/usda-releases-organic-production-survey-results/ By Jess Daniel April Harrington of the Oklahoma Food Coop laughs and throws her hands in the air as she describes her organization's phenomenal growth since its founding in November 2003. Some of the speakers on the domestic Community Food Enterprise Panel. From left to right: April Harrington of the Oklahoma Food ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/community-food-enterprise-gets-a-boost/ In 2007, part of Washington State's block grant went to fund an initiative led by the Organic Seed Alliance to start a producer-led organic seed cooperative in Washington State. Today's Federal Register included a Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for Specialty Crop Block Grants (SCBG). These funds go out to state ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/call-your-state-dept-of-ag-to-learn-about-specialty-crop-block-grants/ This post is the fourth in a series of commentaries by NSAC staff on the President’s 2011 budget, released on February 1st. To read the overview by Executive Director Aimee Witteman click here. Look out in the following days for more budget analysis on research programs, conservation, rural programs and ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/2011-budget-drill-down-research/ This post is the third in a series of commentaries by NSAC staff on the President’s 2011 budget, released on February 1st. To read the overview by Executive Director Aimee Witteman click here. Look out in the following days for more budget analysis on research programs, conservation, rural programs and ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/2011-budget-drill-down-epa-on-water-and-air/ This post is the second in a series of commentaries by NSAC staff on the President's 2011 budget, released on February 1st. To read the overview by Executive Director Aimee Witteman click here. Look out in the following days for more budget analysis on research programs, conservation, rural programs and ... http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/2011-budget-drill-down-biomass-crop-assistance-program/